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Stuttnefja, E: Bríinnich's Guillemot (Am. Thick-billed Murre), D: Kortnæbbet lomvie,<br />
Þ: Dickschnabellumme, F: Guillemot de Brijnnich. Ljósm.: J.O.H.<br />
Staba á heimsvisu: Stuttnefja er hánorrænn fugl. Alheimsstofninn er áætlaSur um 14 milljón<br />
fuglar, þar af um 10 milljónir i Norður-Atlantshafi. Samkvæmt Bernarsamningnum ber að<br />
stýra veiðum á stuttnefju. Veiðiskýrslur eru skref í þá átt þótt áhrif veiða og annarra<br />
dauðsfalla á stofninn hafi ekki verið metin. Vinna ber með öðrum þjóðum, einkum Grænlendingum,<br />
að því að meta þátt veiða í fækkun í íslenska stofninum.<br />
English summary: The Brünnich's Guillemot is common in lceland, with an estimated 580,000<br />
breeding pairs in 1983-1985. Since then, a serious decline has become apparent at two<br />
colonies which are being monitored. Hunting pressure and other man-induced mortality factors<br />
are of relatively little significance in lceland. It is assumed that the decline is<br />
due to excessive hunting on the wintering<br />
grounds in western Greenland and Newfoundland.<br />
Overhunting has long been<br />
recognized as a major problem in both<br />
countries, leading to drastic cuts in<br />
hunting quotas in Newfoundland several<br />
years ago.<br />
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