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IDENTIFICATION of VULNERABLE SPECIES INCIDENTALLY CAUGHT in MEDITERRANEAN FISHERIES Seabirds IDENTIFICATION OF VULNERABLE SPECIES INCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IN MEDITERRANEAN FISHERIES Seabirds Twenty-seven species of seven families are listed here as seabird taxa typical of the Mediterranean sea, which may either be encountered as bycatch in Mediterranean fisheries or could follow fishing vessels (at different ranges). SEABIRDS Source materials and references Text and artwork modified from: Lars Svensson (Author), Killian Mullarney (Illustrator), Dan Zetterström (Illustrator), Peter J.Grant (Contributor), David A Christie. 2011. Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe. PublisherHarperCollins, 448 pages. Bergier, P. ; Thévenot, M. ; Rihane, A. ; El Agbani, M.A. & Qninba, A. 2017. Liste des oiseaux du Maroc. Mise à jour mai 2017 (rév. 4.0). Go-South Bulletin 14 : 43-68. del Hoyo, J.and Collar, N. J. (2014). HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds ofthe World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK. Topography pictures by José Manuel Arcos. SEABIRD CHECKLIST (By Family) PROCELLARIIDAE ..................................................................................... 27 Calonectris diomedea, Scopoli’s shearwater ................................................ 27 Puffinus yelkouan, Yelkouan shearwater ................................................... 28 Puffinus mauretanicus, Balearic shearwater ................................................ 29 HYDROBATIDAE ...................................................................................... 30 Hydrobates pelagicus, European storm petrel .............................................. 30 SULIDAE ............................................................................................... 31 Morus bassanus, Northern gannet ............................................................. 31 PHALACROCORACIDAE ............................................................................. 32 Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii, European shag (Mediterranean sub-species) ........ 32 Phalacrocorax carbo, Great Cormorant ...................................................... 33 STERCORARIIDAE .................................................................................... 34 Catharacta skua, Great skua ................................................................... 34 Stercorarius pomarinus, Pomarine jaeger .................................................... 35 Stercorarius parasiticus, Arctic jaeger ........................................................ 36 25 IDENTIFICATION OF VULNERABLE SPECIES INCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IN MEDITERRANEAN FISHERIES LARIDAE ............................................................................................... 37 Larus michahellis, Yellow-legged gull ......................................................... 37 Larus audouinii, Audouin’s gull .............................................................. 38 Larus armenicus, Armenian gull ............................................................... 39 Larus ridibundus, Black-headed gull .......................................................... 40 Larus genei, Slender-billed gull ................................................................. 41 Larus melanocephalus, Mediterranean gull .................................................. 42 Larus fuscus, Lesser black-backed gull ....................................................... 43 Rissa tridactyla, Black-legged kittiwake ..................................................... 44 Sternula albifrons, Little tern ................................................................... 45 Hydroprogne caspia, Caspian tern ............................................................ 46 Thalasseus sandvicensis, Sandwich tern ...................................................... 47 Gelochelidon nilotica, Common Gull-billed tern ............................................ 48 Sterna hirundo, Common tern ................................................................... 49 Thalasseus bengalensis, Lesser crested tern ................................................. 50 Chlidonias niger, Black tern ..................................................................... 51 ALCIDAE ............................................................................................... 52 Fratercula arctica, Atlantic puffin ............................................................... 52 Alca torda, Razorbill ............................................................................. 53 Seabirds ‘topography’ Wing coverts Primaries (outer wing Carpal bar Primary tips feathers/flight feathers) (shoulder bar) Nape Secondaries (inner Crown wing feathers) Collar Forehead Rump (lower back) Scapulars Ear spot Nostrils Tail (rectrices) Bill Tail band Arm Chin Breast (inner wing) Vent Under and upper Back Throat tail coverts Neck Armpit/axillaries Flank (sides) Hand (outer wing) 26 Procellariidae SEABIRDS Page PROCELLARIIDAE 21 Common minke الحوت القزم (حوت shearwater ﻣﻧﻛﻲ) Calonectris diomedea, whale Scopoli’s 27 Scopoli’s جلم ﻣاء سﻛوبولﻲ EN Scopoli’s SP Pardela FRshearwaterPuffin de Scopoli AR shearwater cenicienta LC 30 mediterránea European No arabic name SPA/BD PROTOCOL: Annex II CITES: NA CMS:storm Not petrel listed GFCM:indicated GFCM/35/2011/3 to correct Global 34 Great skua No arabic name indicated to correct 58 Olive ridley turtle Wingspan: 112 – 122 cm سلحﻔاة ريدلﻲ الزيتوﻧية 58 Kemp’s ridley turtle No arabic name Description: Roughly the size of a Lesser Black-backed Gull,indicated characterised to correct by long, flexible 59 Green turtle wings which at all times are held slightly or distinctly bowed. Brownish-grey above ‘hand’ (outer السلحﻔاة الخضراء wing) somewhat darker, with diffusely paler upper tail-coverts (normally seen only at close range). White below, except for dark primaries (outer wing feathers) and secondaries (inner wing feathers) and tail; pale yellow bill with dark near tip; in good light, pale bill can be seen at long range. Tube-shaped nostrils accompanied by large external growths at the start of the bill. Flight: Flies with long glides close to the water surface, relieved by 3-4 (rarely up to 6-7) relaxed, flexible beats of the bowed wings. May ascend several meters above sea level with strong winds. 27 IDENTIFICATION OF VULNERABLE SPECIES INCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IN MEDITERRANEAN FISHERIES List of seabirds – toolkit for observers: Scientific name Spanish French name Arabic name SPA/B CITE CMS name D S PROTO COL Pardela Annex II Calonectris cenicienta Pufin de ﺟَﻠَ ﻢ ﻣﺎ ء ﺳﻜﻮﺑﻮﻟﻲ diomedea mediterráne Scopoli PROCELLARIIDAE a Pardela Puffin des ﺟﻠﻢ ﻣﺎء إﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰيPuffinus puffinus Yelkouan shearwater Puffinus yelkouan,pichoneta Anglais Pardela Annex II ﺟﻠﻢ ﻣﺎء ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻄﻲ ENPuffinusYelkouan yelkouanSP Pardelamediterr áne FRPuffinPuffin y elkouanyelkouan AR shearwater mediterránea VU a GlobalAnnex II Appendix ﺟﻠﻢ ﻣﺎء ﻣﻮرﯾﻄﺎﻧﻲSPA/BDPuffinus PROTOCOL: Annex II Pardela CITES: NA CMS:Puffin Not listeddes GFCM: GFCM/35/2011/3 mauretanicus balear Baléares I Alcatraz أطﯿﺶ ﺷﻤﺎﻟﻲ Morus bassanus Fou de Bassan atlántico Cormoran Annex II GulosusWingspan: aristotelis 70 - 84 cm Cormorán ﻏﺎق أرﺳﻄﻮ huppé (de desmarestii moñudo Méditerranée) Annex II Appendix ﻏﺎق ﻗﺰم Microcarbo Cormorán Cormoran Description:pygmaeus Contrastinglypigmeo dark upper-parts pygmé and white under-parts. Bill relatively thin, usually II showingCatharacta a pronounced skua anglePágalo with steep forehead. ﻛﺮﻛﺮ ﻛﺒﯿﺮ Grand Labbe grande Upper-partsStercorarius brown-grey (though may look blackish in overcast weather); feet protrude beyond tail; Págalo .of a paler eye-ring ﻛﺮﻛﺮwith a hint ﺑﻮﻣﺎرﯾﻨﻲ (ﺷﻤﺎﻟﻲ)straightpomarinus division on head and neck betweenLabbe dark and Pomarin pale. Sometimes pomarino Flanks (sides) white, or with a thin dark line at most; underwing white, with dark trailing edge (rear Stercorarius Págalo missing. Tube-shaped ﻛﺮﻛﺮ ﻗﻄﺒﻲedge), and a diagonal, neat dark bar on the Labbearmpits parasite (axillaries), sometimes parasiticus parásito nostrils accompanied by external growths at the start of the bill, though not particularlyAnnex obvious. II Appendix Gaviota de Goéland I and May ascend several ﻧﻮرس أودوﯾﻦ.Flight:Larus Alternates audouinii fast wingbeats with glides, close to the water surface Audouin d'Audouin Appendix meters above sea level with strong winds. Often gathers in large flocks. II Gaviota Goéland ﻧﻮرس ﻣﯿﻜﺎﯾﯿﻞ Larus michahellis patiamarilla Leucophée Gaviota Goéland Annex II Appendix ﻧﻮرس أرﻣﯿﻨﻲ Larus armenicus Armenia d'Arménie II Gaviota ﻧﻮرس أﺳﻮد اﻟﺮأس Larus ridibundus Mouette rieuse 28 reidora Gaviota Annex II Appendix ﻧﻮرس دﻗﯿﻖ اﻟﻤﻨﻘﺎر Larus genei Goéland railleur picofina II Annex II Appendix ﻧﻮرس ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻄﻲ Larus Gaviota Mouette melanocephalus cabecinegra mélanocéphale II Gaviota ﻧﻮرس أﺳﻤﺮ Larus fuscus Goéland Brun sombría Gaviota Mouette ﻧﻮرس ﺛﻼﺛﻲ اﻷﺻﺎﺑﻊ Rissa tridactyla tridáctila tridactyle Charrancito Appendix ﺧﺮﺷﻨﺔ ﺻﻐﯿﺮة Sternula albifrons Sterne naine común II Pagaza Sterne Annex II Appendix ﺧﺮﺷﻨﺔ ﻗﺰوﯾﻨﯿﺔ Hydroprogne caspia piquirroja Caspienne II Thalasseus Charrán Annex II Appendix ﺧﺮﺷﻨﺔ ﺳﺎﻧﺪوﯾﺘﺶ Sterne Caugek sandvicensis patinegro II SEABIRDS List of seabirds – toolkit for observers: Scientific name Spanish French name Arabic name SPA/B CITE CMS name D S PROTO COL Pardela Annex II Calonectris cenicienta Pufin de ﺟَﻠَ ﻢ ﻣﺎ ء ﺳﻜﻮﺑﻮﻟﻲ diomedea mediterráne Scopoli a Pardela Puffin des ﺟﻠﻢ ﻣﺎء إﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰي Puffinus puffinus PROCELLARIIDAE pichoneta Anglais Pardela Annex II ﺟﻠﻢ ﻣﺎء ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻄﻲPuffinusPuffinus yelkouan mauretanicus, mediterráne PuffinBalearic yelkouan shearwater a Annex II
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