Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Mathew Stone (Field Ornithologist, IECS, University of Hull) and Marianna Chimienti (University of Aberdeen) for their expert input into the matrix, and Shona Thomson (IECS, University of Hull) for her GIS expertise in producing Fig. 3. The authors also wish to thank three anonymous external seabird experts who provided valuable feedback following a sense check of the draft matrix. The authors are grateful for the valuable comments received on the submission to Marine Policy from two anonymous referees which have significantly strengthen the paper.
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