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Explore the diversity of seabird species, their incredible journeys, and how many have been tracked
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The data submitted to the Seabird Tracking Database have wide-ranging conservation impacts:
>3,000
marine IBAs identified
>1,000
marine IBAs used to describe EBSAs
>200
collaborations facilitated
>2,000
tracks used to identify an MPA in the North-East Atlantic
60%
of Marine IBAs in Europe Covered by Natura 2000 Protected Area network
Seabird bycatch mitigation measures mandatory in all 5 tuna RFMOs
Seabirds are a very vulnerable group of species; globally, a third of all species are severely threatened. They face a wide variety of serious threats, including loss of prey due to exploitation, habitat loss, bycatch, avian influenza, and the impacts of invasive species. However,
Climate change is considered one of the top three threats to seabirds. Arctic terns could be particularly vulnerable as they rely on both polar regions and migrate across huge expanses of the planet. In this study, the 21st century trends of three key environmental
