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Seabirds (mostly northern fulmars) flocking at a long-lining vessel. Some seabird species have benefited from fisheries, particularly from discarded fish and offal. These discards compose 30% of the food of seabirds in the North Sea, for example, and compose up to 70% of the total food of some seabird populations. [76]
In most seabird colonies several different species will nest on the same colony, often exhibiting some niche separation. Seabirds can nest in trees (if any are available), on the ground (with or without nests), on cliffs, in burrows under the ground and in rocky crevices. Colony size is a major aspect of the social environment of colonial birds.
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Many seabirds remain at sea for several consecutive years at a time, without ever seeing land. Breeding is the central purpose for seabirds to visit land. The breeding period (courtship, copulation, and chick-rearing) is usually extremely protracted in many seabirds and may last over a year in some of the larger albatrosses ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] this ...
Sea turtles can be found in all oceans except for the polar regions. The flatback sea turtle is found solely on the northern coast of Australia. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is found solely in the Gulf of Mexico and along the East Coast of the United States. [30] Sea turtles are generally found in the waters over continental shelves.
Hatchlings begin to migrate to open waters after emerging from their nest. Juvenile and adult sea turtles engage in seasonal migration, likely due to finding other thermal habitats and seeking areas with sufficient food availability. [6] Sea turtles will move north during spring and summer seasons to more nutrient rich bodies of water.
The majority of procellariiforms nest once a year and do so seasonally. [69] Some tropical shearwaters, like the Christmas shearwater, are able to nest on cycles slightly shorter than a year, and the large great albatrosses (genus Diomedea) nest in alternate years (if successful). Most temperate and polar species nest over the spring-summer ...
The Convention on Migratory Species works for the conservation of loggerhead sea turtles on the Atlantic coast of Africa, as well as in the Indian Ocean and southeast Asia. [100] [101] Throughout Japan, the Sea Turtle Association of Japan aids in the conservation of loggerhead sea turtles. [102] Greece's ARCHELON works for their conservation. [103]