Identifying ecologically important marine areas for seabirds using behavioural information in combination with distribution patterns

► Marine protected areas for seabirds should be of ecological significance for them. ► Ship-based surveys and tracking techniques can provide information on behaviour. ► Densities corrected for behaviour may highlight areas of ecological importance. ► We show examples of standard output and results where feeding activity was logged. ► Integrated data produce more specific advice on the ecological importance of areas.