A crisis deepens as African penguins compete with fishing fleets for food

Lucian Nemoiu

A sweeping new analysis reveals that African penguins are being pushed into direct competition with commercial fishing boats, especially when fish are scarce, raising the stakes for a species already on the brink. Credit: Jacqui Glencross A new study led by the University of St Andrews reports that Critically Endangered African penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) are far more likely to forage in the same waters as commercial fishing vessels during years when fish are scarce. This increased overlap

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