Brendan Dunphy
Associate Professor at the University of Auckland and seabird researcher who provides expert commentary on marine heatwaves and their impacts on seabird populations.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 11min
Seabird chicks die as parents fly far away for food
Brendan Dunphy, seabird researcher and associate professor studying marine heatwaves. Isabella Brown, MSc field researcher tracking diving petrels and shearwaters. They talk about dramatic drops in breeding success, parents foraging hundreds of kilometres for food, how marine heatwaves shrink prey availability, and what shifting fish distributions mean for seabird populations.
