Is there any relationship between fishing and seabirds, and how to study it.
Can you suggest to me some references. Thank you in advance.
Cairns, D. K. (1992). Bridging the gap between ornithology and fisheries science: use of seabird data in stock assessment models. Condor, 811-824.
I am not an ornithologist but I love birds, fish and nature in general.... I think it might make sense to say for example get a census of birds who prey on fish and identify which ones are the top predators(birds, or maybe other species in the area...; carnivorous fish... . ) maybe you can put a weight on all these species..... and if you can find a data about the annual catch of fish in the area and the variety.... and also say maybe the maturation right before they can reproduce...
I think lots of possibilities to measure the a possible correlation but to measure and ISOLATE the EFFECT of a particular phenomenon that you are observing is more complicated in nature and in an ecosystem....
Maybe you can create an experiment in an aquarium :) with only say for example PREDATORY versus PREY fish :) This way you can first start for example in the WATER inhabitants before taking into account the seabirds and the human fishing....
Or try experimenting in a Pond or an Aviary with birds and pond.....
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