The diet of the Mediterranean Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii roosting along the Slovenian coast

Lipej, Lovrenc; Mavrič, Borut; Odorico, Roberto; Koce, Urška

doi:10.1515/acro-2016-0008

Abstract

Five hundred pellets of the Mediterranean Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii were collected at three roost-sites along the Slovenian coast and analysed. The diet was characterized mostly by the dominance of bottom dwelling fish species of the appropriate size. The Black Goby Gobius niger was the most dominant prey and represented the Shag’s main prey in the studied area (IRI% = 64.0). The results of the study confirm that the Mediterranean Shag preys mainly on fish species which are without commercial value for local fisheries.

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The diet of the Mediterranean Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii roosting along the Slovenian coast

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