Seabirds Exploit Pound Nets for Easy Prey in the Baltic Sea, Causing Fishery Losses
By
Sabrina Imbler
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Summary
The article discusses how seabirds like cormorants, gulls, and terns are attracted to pound nets used by fisheries in the Western Baltic Sea. These nets trap migrating mackerel and needlefish, and the trapped fish become easy prey for birds. Cormorants feed directly from the nets while gulls steal from cormorants, causing significant economic losses for fishermen. The article explores the ecological dynamics and human-wildlife conflict arising from this interaction.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe cormorants sample the fish like a charcuterie board and various enterprising gulls steal the cormorants' catches.
Several dozen birds can likely be found loitering near any particular pound net, and their ravenous appetites result in real losses for the fisheries.
As the caught fish idle in the nets, they become quite attractive to passing seabirds, such as cormorants, gulls, and terns.
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