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The Laskeek Bay Conservation Society (LBCS), based in Skidegate, BC, completed their 35th field season (19 April – 20 July 2024) of monitoring marine and terrestrial ecology in Laskeek Bay, Haida Gwaii. Rian Dickson and Matthew Peck, assisted by Frédérique Poulin and Amaya Black, coordinated the various research and monitoring projects at the field station…
Mark Hipfner (Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Delta – Wildlife Research Division) reports that summer 2024 marked the 31st year of operation of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology’s (CWE) seabird research program on Triangle Island. Triangle Island supports the largest aggregation of breeding seabirds in the eastern North Pacific Ocean south of Alaska, and…
Laurie Wilson (Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) – Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), Delta, British Columbia (BC)) coordinated the Pacific CWS Seabird Colony Monitoring Program. In 2024, population trends of breeding Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) and Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) at 3 colonies (George Island, East Copper Island and West Rankine Island in the Gwaii…
2024 marked the 31st year of Beach Watch, the coastal monitoring program of Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (GFNMS/CBNMS) and Greater Farallones Association. In 2024, Beach Watch monitored 60 survey sites over 5 counties in Northern California: Mendocino south to San Mateo counties. Volunteers and staff collect data on coastal birds, mammals,…
Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies (ACCESS) is a collaborative effort of GFNMS/CBNMS and Point Blue Conservation Science. Since 2004, the ACCESS scientists have collected at-sea data on birds, marine mammals, water column health and productivity, forage species for birds and mammals, and samples for ocean acidification, environmental DNA, and phytoplankton that can lead to harmful…
Gavin Haight, Josh Adams, Laney White, and Emma Kelsey (USGS Western Ecological Research Center; USGS WERC), in collaboration with David Pereksta (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; BOEM), are working to expand the Motus Wildlife Tracking System in central and southern California with a focus on increasing tracking capacity for seabirds and bats off southern-central California…
Laurie Wilson (Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) – Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), Delta, British Columbia (BC)) coordinated the Pacific CWS Seabird Colony Monitoring Program. In 2023, population trends of breeding Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) at three colonies (Pine Island in the Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve, Lucy Island in the Lucy Islands Conservancy, and…
The Laskeek Bay Conservation Society (LBCS), based in Skidegate, BC, completed their 34th field season (May 5–July 21) of monitoring marine and terrestrial ecology in Laskeek Bay, Haida Gwaii. Rian Dickson and Matthew Peck, assisted by Max Nishima, coordinated the various research and monitoring projects at the field station on East Limestone Island, including Pigeon…
2023 ACCESS Summary for PSG Annual Report Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies (ACCESS) is a collaborative effort of Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (GFNMS/CBNMS) and Point Blue Conservation Science that supports data collection to understand status and trends of sanctuary resources, ecosystem health, and response to climate change. This project supports several Office…
Mark Hipfner (Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Delta – Wildlife Research Division (WRD)) reports that summer 2023 marked the 30th year of operation of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology’s (CWE) seabird research program on Triangle Island. The 2023 field crew consisted of Hannah Avenant and Alice Domalik (ECCC, Delta – Canadian Wildlife Service), Sarah…
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 »
