Seabirds

Alaska is a summer home for 50 million seabirds of 38 different species; at least 15 additional species breed elsewhere but return regularly to Alaska to feed. Most rely entirely on ocean resources —zooplankton, marine invertebrates, and forage fish—for nourishment.

NPRB funds research that seeks to understand what controls seabird population trends, at-sea distribution, and factors influencing seabird-fishery interactions. Other funded research tries to determine how seabirds can reveal marine ecosystem processes, and how they in turn may be impacted by changes in their environment.

Seabirds Research Summary Booklet

Beautiful booklet and photos summarizing seabird research 2002-2006.

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Seabird Research at a Glance

Learn about the substance and relevance of each project in just two pages. Our goal is to provide a synopsis for each completed project.

320 | Seabird studies on kittiwakes, murres, and auklets

322 | Short-tailed albatross interactions with North Pacific commercial fisheries

323 | Assessment of trawl third wires as a threat to seabirds, including the endangered short-tailed albatross

409 | Marine bird and mammal observations and the Pacific CPR Program

413 | Tufted puffins as biological indicators of forage fish availability in the Gulf of Alaska

Supporting research to enable effective management and sustainable use of Alaska's marine resources
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