Foraging zones of Macaroni Penguins breeding at Heard Island
With a population of about 2 million pairs macaroni penguins are the most abundant penguin in the HIMI region. These birds feed on mesopelagic fish and, to a lesser extent, mackerel icefish. Despite their great abundance and comparatively proximate links in the food chain to the toothfish fishery, virtually nothing is known about the foraging ecology of macaroni penguins at HIMI. This will identify which regions of the ocean Macaroni penguins use as foraging areas, and in combination with diet studies quantify the potential for competition with fisheries operations in the HIMI region.
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Latitude Longitude Date Direction Range Speed Bearing
Data and resources
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Download point for the dataHTML Open
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Public information for ASAC project 1257HTML Open
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Citation reference for this metadata record and datasetHTML Open
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Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2000-12-17 – 2001-03-11 |
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| Date (publication) | 2004-10-14 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | This metadata record is publicly available. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |