Food fears for UK seabirds

“Seabirds have delayed their breeding this year, so what sandeel peak there is this summer will have passed when many seabirds and their chicks most need the food,” said Dr Euan Dunn, head of marine policy at the RSPB.

“Climate change and the rise in North Sea temperatures may well be the major cause of the sandeel decline and, if so, will take years to reverse.

“Because of that we need to make sure that other human action, notably fishing, doesn’t make things worse for sandeels and seabirds in the short term.”

BBC News