are our seabirds in danger

[saving private brian]

http://birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=760

[immunecfg]

I have seen this before, its a sad sight hearing that these birds that depend on stocks of sandeels are dying because of over fishing. ANY government officals who access this site GET A GRIP act now before its too late!

[corbyeire]

depressing alright - the scientific evidence is there - just the political will isint - all the directives just get watered down in negotiation

[JimC]

I remember when this was happening (2006). Did they not retrieve the situation somewhat in recent years?

[saving private brian]

I remember when this was happening (2006). Did they not retrieve the situation somewhat in recent years?

they said they did but they obviously didnt

[Ashley Hayden]

In short, yes. Two examples to consider. (1). Look at the number of cormorants roosting and feeding on our midland lakes. (2). I have counted upwards of 200 seals on the Raven Point at the mouth of Wexford harbour. Logic dictates that the priority for both these species is a ready supply of food. For cormorants (a sea bird) the midland lakes are obviously a better bet. For the seals, in a desert when short of water head to the oasis. Wexford harbour mouth has a ready supply of migratory salmon/seatrout, bass, flounder, mullet. With the general shortage of fish in the Irish Sea (Cod down 90%), an area of concentration for what stocks remain is the place to set up camp, hence the Raven.

Darwin worked it out and termed it evolution, put simply "survival of the fittest". Over fishing has a lot to answer for.

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