Statistics Scotland Edinburgh

Mar 4, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Statistics Scotland Edinburgh |Adam Butler |Esther Jones |Rebecca A. Akeresola

1 INTRODUCTION Seabirds are key indicators of marine environmental health (Lascelles et al., 2012; Parsons et al., 2008) but are the most threatened and anthropogenically pressured group of birds globally (Croxall et al., 2012). Threats, including invasive species at breeding colonies, climate change, over-fishing and offshore renewable developments, have resulted in a global decline in seabird populations of 70% over the last five decades (Vulcano et al., 2021).