Call for nominations: PSG Special and Lifetime Achievement Awards
Nominate your seabird hero for a PSG Special or Lifetime Achievement Award. Click here for details.
News
Welcome to the PSG newsfeed! Here you will find the latest in announcements for the annual meeting, conservation action, volunteer opportunities, awards, and many more topics related to PSG, seabirds, and conservation. To filter the postings and find news for a specific topic, just select one of the News Categories on the right!
Internships: Seabird Restoration and Research (Hawaii)
Pacific Rim Conservation is seeking Seabird Restoration Interns (2+) and a Seabird Research Intern (1) beginning February 3, 2020. Click for details!
PhD Assistantship: Memorial University
The Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources seeks a student to pursue a fully-funded PhD through the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University, Newfoundland.
USFWS Seeks Volunteers, Oct-Apr 2019
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking volunteers for six months at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2019. Click for more info.
#PSG2020 logo makes its debut
PSGers – check out the new #PSG2020 logo, from our very own scientist-artist Olivia Townsend! This year’s logo features Oregon’s iconic Haystack Rock and the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata). Save the date! #PSG2020 is 12-15 February 2020.
Start brainstorming for PSG 2020!
It’s never too early to start thinking about plenaries, special paper sessions and symposia at #PSG2020! Click here to find out how to submit your recommendations.
Literature re: avoidance of/attraction to ships by seabirds at-sea
Click here for references recommended by D. Duffy, D. Ainley, and E. Woehler regarding behavior of seabirds in response to vessels.
Job Opening: Ecosystem Services Science Manager (VA)
The Nature Conservancy is hiring an Ecosystem Services Science Manager to join the Global Ocean’s Ocean Planning and Mapping team. Deadline to apply: 3 June 2019.
Montserrat Ramírez wins #WSTC5 Pacific Prize!
Congratulations, Montserrat Vanerio Ramírez, for receiving the PSG Pacific Prize for your World Seabird Twitter Conference #5 (#WSTC5) presentation “Diet of the Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus): natural and fisheries-related prey in south central Chile”! You can check out the conference proceedings: twitter.com/seabirders
Next EXCO meeting: 6 May 2019
Eight Regional Representatives serve on the PSG Executive Council to raise issues they receive from YOU, the membership. Do you have a conservation concern? An idea for #PSG2020? A colleague in Micronesia who would be a great Corresponding Member? Make sure to let your Regional Rep know!
