Quantifying impacts of seabird bycatch using genetic assignment: A case study of black-footed albatross in U.S. fisheries
• Characterizing the demographic impact of seabird bycatch is challenging. • Black-footed albatross are accidentally caught in fisheries throughout the Pacific Ocean. • U.S. fisheries collect seabird bycatch that can be analyzed for population-of-origin. • We identify disproportionate bycatch from specific breeding colonies. • Genetic assignment using targeted genetic markers can tease apart populations in species with low genetic differentiation.
Authors
- Shannon M. Fitzgerald
- Wesley A. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4473-3401)
- Scott V. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-6217)
- Simon Yung Wa Sin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-2897)
- Catherine Tobin
- Diana S. Baetscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5152-2560)
- Jessie Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6338-3051)
- John Peschon
- Vanessa J. Tuttle
Institutions
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center (US)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Conservation
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110965
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.43