Spatial Segregation and Bycatch Risk in Wandering Albatross Populations

By Ilian Medarov, Class of 2028 Figure 1:Wandering Albatross Seabirds are important members of our ocean’s ecosystem, and when foraging, they exhibit spatial segregation that can expose them to environmental threats. Understanding these segregation patterns is vital for conservation, especially in endangered populations or those that are on the decline. V. Warwick-Evans and colleagues aimed to figure out if the differences in the population decline … Continue reading Spatial Segregation and Bycatch Risk in Wandering Albatross Populations

Fishing Pressure and the Shrinking Fish of Lake Turkana

By Ilian Medarov, Class of 2028 Figure 1: Lates niloticus, AKA the Nile perch In Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake, fish have been shrinking for a century. Madison F. Muehl and colleagues from Stony Brook University have set out to determine if growing commercial fishing pressure has impacted the biology of the fish species residing in the lake. Commercial fishing can drastically change the … Continue reading Fishing Pressure and the Shrinking Fish of Lake Turkana