“…While it is assumed that these parameters are associated with prey availability and associated oceanographic processes, the actual mechanisms responsible are rarely identified. Indeed, only during the last decade, has mesoscale dynamics in the oceans emerged as an influential factor on the distribution of seabirds (Haney 1985b, 1986a,b, 1987a,b, 1988, Nel et al 2001, Weimerskirch et al 2004, Ballance et al 2006, Hyrenbach et al 2006, O'Hara et al 2006, marine turtles (Polovina et al 2001, Lambardi et al 2008, marine mammals (Ream et al 2005, Campagna et al 2006, Biuw et al 2007, fish (Brandt 1981, Bakun 2006, Zainuddin et al 2008, squids (Rodhouse et al 1996, Waluda et al 2001, zooplankton (Huntley et al 2000, Labat et al 2002, Strzelecki et al 2007), phytoplankton and marine production (McGillicuddy et al 1998, Martin 2003, Mitchell et al 2008.…”