Pacific Seabirds
Pacific Seabirds is the official publication of the Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) and serves to provide members with recent news on financial reports, Annual Meetings, regional reports, conservation news, special events, awards, decisions of the PSG, and more, plus archive this information for all members. For questions about Pacific Seabirds, please contact the Editor at editor@pacificseabirdgroup.org.
Pacific Seabirds is published twice a year in November and April. To submit content to Pacific Seabirds, use the following links:
- Regional Report Submission Form (deadline: March 15)
- Pacific Seabirds Content Submission Form (deadline: March 15 and September 15)
Upcoming events and conferences
Check out upcoming seabird-related events!
Committee updates
Check out what PSG HELPS has accomplished!
Member updates
Check out what your fellow PSG members have been up to.
2023 Regional Reports – new, interactive map and searchable format!
Welcome to the new format of PSG’s Regional Reports. Explore PSG member activities with an interactive map!
Notes from the 51st Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group (PSG 2024)
Take a journey back to PSG’s 51st Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.
PSG 2024 Industrial Habitat Workshop Summary
The needs and challenges of creating industrial scale seabird habitat.
2025 Joint Meeting of The Waterbird Society and the Pacific Seabird Group
Mark your calendars and start making plans for an extraordinary meeting and travel to an amazing destination!
A brief account of the 2023 HPAI-H5N1 outbreak in the Galápagos Islands and impacts on local seabirds
This report outlines the developments over the past seven months since the initial detection of the virus, incorporating data from official sources, communications from naturalist guides on local forums, and interviews with local ornithologists.
World Seabird Union launches a new website experience
This February, the World Seabird Union (WSU) unveiled an enhanced website designed to be a global hub for all things seabird conservation.
Join PSG’s new email list!
Did you know that the Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) maintains an email list for information exchange about Pacific seabirds?
The Ornithological Council: who we are and how we can help you
You may know that PSG is a member of the Ornithological Council—but, do you know what the OC actually does and how it can help you in your career?
Michael Philip Harris (1939-2023)
On December 17th, 2023, the world lost one of its great seabird ornithologists when Mike Harris died aged 84.
Dear Baby Heron
A creative writing piece by Lakea Lin.
For older issues dating back to 1974, visit the Pacific Seabirds archives.