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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!
We’re looking for motivated, enthusiastic volunteers to assist with PSG 2021 VIRTUAL programming. If you are interested, please contact Roberta Swift, PSG 2021 Scientific Program Chair.
Sessions 17 Features Chinese Crested Terns (Thalasseus bernsteini)
Fall Migration Waterbird Counter. Deadline to apply: 7/31/2020.
Deadline to apply: June 26, 2020 Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking volunteers for the biological program at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge from July 28, 2020 to early/mid-January.
Following the 47th Annual Meeting, there are several vacancies on the Conservation Committee, Corresponding Members Committee, Elections Committee, and the Membership Committee. All PSG members are welcome to participate! Please contact the PSG Chair to get involved!
On Friday, along with a statement from the Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) Executive Council responding to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, we asked for your thoughts and suggestions on improving diversity, equity and inclusion, within our own scientific community.
Dear PSG community, Seabirds cross ecological and geo-political boundaries and remind us that diversity is a most treasured attribute in nature. Likewise, cultural and racial diversity are critical for a thriving and innovative scientific community.
The Cormorant Oceanography Project at Oregon State University is hiring one seasonal field technician, 6/22/20 to 8/17/20, to assist with an ongoing interdisciplinary study of cormorant behavior. Deadline to apply: 6/7/2020.
Some PSG members know Hog Island Instructor Derrick Jackson/Audubon Seabird Institute (formerly Project Puffin). Click to read about Derrick’s path and his call to action.
We anticipate hiring a postdoctoral scientist to (1) develop hierarchical distance sampling models for pinniped populations in the Salish Sea, and (2) estimate detectability for aerial surveys of overwintering sea ducks in the same region. Deadline to apply: 6/10/2020.
Marine Ornithology is an open access journal that is published through a partnership of the African Seabird Group, Australasian Seabird Group, Dutch Seabird Group, Japanese Seabird Group, and Pacific Seabird Group.
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The objective of the Conservation Fund is to advance the conservation of seabirds in developing countries primarily in or bordering the Pacific Ocean by providing funds for conservation and restoration activities, and building within-country seabird expertise. Learn More »
