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Pacific Seabirds 51(1) is available online!

We’re excited to share that the latest issue of Pacific Seabirds, Volume 51(1), is now available online, with some enhancements we’re sure you’re going to enjoy! If you missed the last announcement, the newest edition of Pacific Seabirds is now hosted on the PSG website, with updates twice a year. Our dynamic webpage features a revamped Regional Reports section in a database format, making it easy to search for reports by region and species. We have also built an interactive web map that allows users to explore all the research locations of PSG members. You can view the Regional Reports database and interactive map here.

For this issue, we received a total of 37 regional reports, all of which tell a unique story of the research happening around the world, from Japan to French Polynesia to Newfoundland and beyond! This volume includes a fascinating report by Yasuko Suzuki on their experimental study of gillnet bycatch mitigation techniques, in collaboration with the Tokyo Sea Life Park. Another report, submitted by Lindsay Young, details the completion of the longest predator exclusion fence in the USA (Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi), intended to support the resurgence of eight breeding seabird species following predator eradication. On the other side of the world, Gail Davoren’s Lab has been busy in Newfoundland deploying GLS loggers on Atlantic puffins (ATPU) and razorbills (RAZO). Since 2019, they have managed to retrieve 20 ATPU and 28 RAZO tags, and found that some razorbills had traveled an impressive distance—all the way from the Labrador Sea down to Cape Hatteras.

These reports—a crucial element of PSG’s activities—are now more accessible than ever. We invite you to explore all the insightful content of this issue on the Pacific Seabirds webpage. For any questions or further information, feel free to reach out to Amelia DuVall, Pacific Seabirds Editor, at editor@pacificseabirdgroup.org.

If you would like to submit your own reports and content for our next issue, use the following links: