Sounding an SOS for our troubled seas

The waters around these islands are warming and that is having an impact on some seabird populations. Richard Collins looks at the long-term consequences.

A gannet in search of its next meal off the Old Head of Kinsale. The effects of climate change have long been evident on land. Now, ominously, changes are becoming apparent in the seas. Picture: Sheena Jolley

Kittiwakes at a breeding colony. Lack of food may be responsible for falling numbers. Picture: Mike Brown