PSA - Puffins are dying
Puffins spend the winters at sea, floating, swimming and diving for food, coming to land only during the nesting season. In the winters they catch fish, squid, worms and other much smaller marine organisms, which means they are more flexible feeders than other seabirds. "So whatever the problem is, it's got to be a widespread one," said Professor Harris.
Puffin numbers in Britain are in documented decline after several years of gradual improvement. Given they are generalists in their eating habits, this is likely indicative of trouble for a gamut of bird and marine species.
So if you eat seafood, make ethical choices about what kinds you eat. Don't know how? Get a seafood eating guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium -- tailored to the region of the country in which you live.