The paper analysed tracking data on nine seabird species during their non-breeding periods. The data showed that these birds, which primarily feed on small fish, are significantly impacted by human activities like climate change, overfishing, and pollution.
“As the birds roam widely and spend much of their time outside national waters, we need international action – like the recent High Seas Treaty – to protect them,” said Dr. Alice Trevail, the lead author. “No country can act in isolation to protect these birds.”
