A new study shows how the combination of drone imagery and artificial neural networks can strengthen the monitoring of seabirds along the Norwegian coast. The method delivers high accuracy while minimizing disturbance to birdlife – an important advance at a time when many seabird species are in decline.

Seabirds are being pushed to the brink by human activity at sea. Now, researchers working closely with industry have developed a new tool designed to support better coexistence between seabirds and commercial activities in Norwegian waters.

A new report reveals numerous knowledge gaps concerning possible effects of seaweed harvesting on seabirds and shorebirds in Norway. Stakeholders call for stricter regulations.

The protected and slow-growing cold-water corals in the fjords of Norway are entangled in fishing gear. Worrying, say experts, as more or less all areas are impacted by fishing.

Groundbreaking study uses seabirds as indicators of mercury presence through the North-Atlantic Arctic. Results of grave importance for Arctic communities as concentrations increase from the Barents Sea to the East coast of Canada.

Researchers have investigated differences in diet and spatial distribution of Atlantic puffins and black-legged kittiwakes from Røst in the non-breeding season. The results show that even birds of the same species from the same colony may choose different strategies after leaving the nest sites.

Using a comprehensive set of tracking data from five seabird species in the North Atlantic and a model for estimating energy consumption, researchers have investigated how severe winter storms may impact the seabird community and eventually lead to seabird mass mortality.

How do seabirds find enough food to survive the darkness of winter? In a study on colonies in Great Britain, Iceland and Norway, researchers used geolocators to reveal that European shags adopt various strategies to handle the winter darkness.