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Report of Seabird Related Activities to Pacific Seabird Group Shawn W. Stephensen and Alex Cook (Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex) conducted an aerial seabird colony survey on 28 and 29 June 2023 that included the entire Oregon coast and Castle Rock, California. The aircraft used was a Bell Jet Ranger III helicopter operated by…
Yasuko Suzuki (BirdLife International), Motohiro Ito and his students (Toyo University), and Nobuhiko Sato (in an advisory role; Fisheries Research and Education Agency) continued an experimental study on a gillnet bycatch mitigation technique in collaboration with Tokyo Sea Life Park in Japan. At a Common Murre (Uria aalge) and Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) aviary with…
Rachael Orben (Assistant Professor – Senior Research, Oregon State University (OSU)), Adam Peck-Richardson (Faculty Research Assistant, OSU), and Alexa Piggott (Faculty Research Assistant, OSU) entered the fifth year of the Cormorant Oceanography Project. This interdisciplinary project is developing and deploying novel biologging tags on cormorants and shags to collect oceanographic data while gaining insights into…
Overview of research on alcids on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf The Davoren Lab continued their decadal-scale research on seabirds and their prey on the east coast of Newfoundland. Recent work has focused on alcids breeding on James Island. Between 10–15 GLS loggers have been deployed on Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda)…
Marbled Murrelet, Tufted Puffin, and Rhinoceros Auklet Monitoring and Research Scott Pearson (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), Tom Good (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Northwest Fisheries Science Center), Peter Hodum (University of Puget Sound and Oikonos), Sue Thomas (Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex), and Eric Wagner (University of Washington) continued their long-term study of…
Northwest Forest Plan Marbled Murrelet Effectiveness Monitoring Program The goal of the Marbled Murrelet Effectiveness Monitoring Program (EMP) is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) in maintaining and restoring marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus; MAMU) populations and nesting habitat within the NWFP area, from the Canada–Washington border south to northern California. The…
USGS WERC Seabird Studies Team: Southern California PSG Regional Report 2024 Josh Adams, Laney White, Jonathan Felis, and Alex Rinkert (USGS Western Ecological Research Center), in collaboration with Matthew McKown, Jeff Schlueter, and Abram Fleishman (Conservation Metrics Inc.), and with support from David Pereksta (BOEM) are working on manual, low-taxonomic identification of targets detected using…
Katie Stoner, PhD student under the advisement of Dr. Don Lyons at Oregon State University, conducted her second field season of geolocator tagging work on Tufted and Horned Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata and F. corniculata) in partnership with Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Avian Biologist Robin Corcoran. With field assistance from Megan Boldenow of U.S. Fish…
The RSPB is looking to recruit a Field Team Leader to carry out research on Gough Island. This work will primarily include field and captive trials assessing house mouse behaviour and the effectiveness of eradication measures, and the monitoring of the two land birds. Work will also involve seabird monitoring and invasive plant control. Deadline to…
The Seabird Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University is hiring one eligible university undergraduate to serve as a seasonal field technician from July through August to conduct bill load photography of Tufted Puffins, monitor disturbances by eagles, interact with the public, curate photos, and identify prey items in photos. Deadline to apply: April 22, 2024.
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 »
