List of Conservation Fund Grant Recipients

Conservation Fund Grant Recipients and Reports

The recipients of the Craig S. Harrison Conservation Fund Grants Program are listed in the table below. After the work is completed, the recipient submits a report of their findings to the Pacific Seabird Group. Completed reports are posted and can be viewed by clicking on the title in the column Title of Study. Since 2007, PSG has funded more than 25 projects, totaling over $50,000. Countries covered by the funding include Fiji, Chile, Indonesia, Guatemala, Malaysia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Polynesia, and China.

Award Recipients by Year

Stephanie Alva Gutierrez Dayana, Peru: House Mice Abundance Index and its Relation to Breeding Success of Peruvian Diving-petrels on Isla La Vieja, Peru

Susana Cárdenas-Alayza, Peru: Acquire and Install Modular Housing Inside the Punta San Juan Reserve to Support Staff on Site Year Round

Muhammad Iqbal, Indonesia: 
Seabird Survey in Banyuasin Peninsula, Southeast Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia (in Indonesian)
Seabird Survey in Banyuasin Peninsula, Southeast Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia (in English)

Ana García, Chile: Characterization of Marine Debris in Nests of Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) and Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) in Northern Chile (click here for Final Report)

Rodrigo Silva, Chile: Conservation of Storm Petrels Breeding in the Atacama Desert

Lyanne Pierina Ampuero, Perú: Tracking of Guanay Cormorants (Leucocarbo bougainvillii) at Punta San Juan, Perú (YouTube: World of Seabirds: Punta San Juan, Perú)

Yovana Murillo, Perú: Building Capacity for Conservation of Ringed Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma hornbyi) Affected by Light Attraction in Perú

Fransisca Noni, Indonesia: Distribution of Seabirds around Java Island, Indonesia

Muhammad Iqbal, Indonesia: Seabird Surveys on Menui Island, Indonesia

Dr. Shuihua Chen, China: Conservation of the Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern (Thalasseus bernsteini): Restoration of a Lost Breeding Colony

Felipe Estela, Colombia: Aerial Surveys of Seabird Colonies in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Lucie Faulquier Manu, French Polynesia: Study and Conservation of Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) in Raiatea, French Polynesia

Dr. Rosana Paredes, Perú: Multi-species Tracking of Seabirds in a New Marine Protected Area in Perú

Dr. Carlos B. Zavalaga, Perú: At-sea Movements of Peruvian-Diving Petrels (Pelecanoides garnotii) in Perú: Interaction with Fisheries?

BirdLife International, Fiji: Research and Conservation for the Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) in Fiji

Joanna Alfaro Shigueto, Pro Delphinus, Perú: Encouraging At-sea Monitoring Efforts of the Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) in the Southeast Pacific

Gerrit D.C. De Jong, Indonesia: Current Status of the Seabird Colony on Suanggi Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Dr. Carlos B. Zavalaga, Perú: First GPS Tracks of Peruvian Diving-petrels (Pelecanoides garnotii) and Inca Terns (Larosterna inca) in Southern Perú: Final Report, World Seabird Conference Presentation

Alejandro Suarez, Guatemala: Guide for Seabirds of Guatemala

Cristián G. Suazo, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile: Diet of Black-browed Albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) in Relation to Fisheries

Liliana Ayala, Peruvian Association for the Conservation of Nature (APECO), Perú: Educational Materials for Seabird Conservation in Perú

Nick Brickle, Wildlife Conservation International, Bogor, Indonesia: Investigating Pelagic Seabird Foraging and Passage in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia

Raquel Siguenza de Micheo, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad Universitaria, Guatemala: Diagnostics of Seabird Bycatch on the Guatemalan Pacific Coast, Central America

Elenoa Seniloli, BirdLife International-Fiji Programme, Fiji: Restoring the Seabird Colony on Mabualau Island, Bau Waters, Fiji

Cristián G. Suazo, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile: Identifying New Interactions between Seabirds and the Artisanal Fishing on Chonos Archipelago, Chilean Patagonia