海鸟成为新罕布什尔州渔业的影响因素

拥有有关鱼类种群的准确数据对于管理渔业至关重要，但是要使用传统的采样方法来获得年轻，体型较小的鱼类的数据可能会很困难。由浅滩海洋实验室和新罕布什尔大学的伊丽莎白·克雷格（Elizabeth Craig）领导的研究小组将研究海鸟的饮食，特别是浅滩岛的燕鸥，以缩小这一数据差距并更准确地衡量特定渔业的健康状况。通过观察海鸟父母给雏鸟喂食哪种鱼类，分析粪便样本，并借助海水中鱼类群落DNA的样本，该项目将为我们监测渔业和制定管理决策的方式提供信息。

SEABIRDS AS INDICATORS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S FISHERIES

Having accurate data about fish populations is vital to managing a fishery, but getting that data for younger, smaller fish using traditional sampling methods can be difficult. A research team led by Elizabeth Craig at the Shoals Marine Laboratory and the University of New Hampshire will be studying the diets of seabirds – specifically terns in the Isles of Shoals – to close this data gap and more accurately measure the health of specific fisheries. By watching what kinds of fish seabird parents feed to their chicks, analyzing fecal samples, and sampling the fish community through net tows and DNA in seawater samples, the project will inform the ways we monitor our fisheries and make management decisions.

https://seagrant.unh.edu/current-research