The Food of the Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the Clyde Sea Area

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The stomach contents of 81 shags (of Which 78 were obtained in the Firth of Clyde) consisted very largely of fish. 900 fish, belonging to at least 20 spp., were recovered. Crustacea were of comnion Occurrence, in stomachs from certain areas. Large annelids were found from time to time and the remains of a squid were recovered from one stomach. Large numbers of fish otoliths were counted and, whenever possible, identified. The shag feeds mainly on fish of no commercial value and the damage it does to food-fishes is negligible.

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