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USGS Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology Project

OBIS Ocean Biogeographic Information System

OBIS-USA National Marine Data Repository (USGS)

JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK) Seabirds at Sea

BirdLife South Africa. Atlas of Seabirds at Sea

Seabird Tracking Database

Date published: August 4, 2017
Status: Active
North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database

The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) includes more than 350,000 survey transects that were designed and conducted primarily to census seabirds at sea.

Contacts: Gary S Drew, Ph.D., John Piatt, Ph.D.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Wildlife Program, Alaska Science Center

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Date published: May 10, 2018
Status: Active
Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology

Alaska's coastal and offshore waters provide foraging habitat for an estimated 100 million birds comprising more than 90 different species; from loons and seaducks that nest inland, to petrels and puffins that breed on islands off shore. All these birds depend on the sea to provide a wide variety of food types— from clams, crabs and urchins nearshore— to krill, forage fish, and squid offshore...

Contacts: John Piatt, Ph.D., Gary S Drew, Ph.D., Mayumi L Arimitsu, Ph.D., Sarah K Schoen

Attribution: Ecosystems, Wildlife Program, Alaska Science Center
Date published: November 6, 2016
Status: Active
NPPSD Resources and Protocols

List of resources and protocols used by the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).

Contacts: Gary S Drew, Ph.D.

Attribution: Alaska Science Center