Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986-2018 Report
Since 1986, breeding seabirds at colonies around the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands have been monitored annually via the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP), co-ordinated and led by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in partnership with 18 other organisations.
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Presentation of trends in abundance, productivity, demographic parameters and diet of breeding seabirds, from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP), along with interpretive text on the likely causes of change based on the most recent research. Trend information is presented at the UK level and separately for Scotland, Wales, England, Northern, Republic of Ireland, All-Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Interpretation of trends and reasons for change are given largely at the UK level, unless there is country-specific evidence.