Abstract
The Scottish Seabird Vulnerability Report describes the process undertaken to identify the key pressures acting on seabirds in Scottish waters and at coastal breeding colonies. It also provides a high-level evaluation of the measures already in place to combat these pressures and identifies gaps and opportunities for action, where more can be done. The Scottish Seabird
Vulnerability Report provides the basis for the development of the Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan (herein referred to as the “Seabird CAP”) which sets out our vision for Scotland’s seabird colonies to 2045, working in collaboration to deliver action where our seabird conservation efforts are most needed and can be most effective. Vulnerability assessments were conducted for twenty-four species of seabird regularly occurring in relatively high numbers in Scottish waters during the breeding and/or nonbreeding seasons. Vulnerability is considered to be a combination of the sensitivity of a species to a particular pressure with the level of potential interaction (exposure) the species has to that pressure.