Browsing Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird) by Title

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    • Human Disturbance at Arctic Seabird Colonies 

      Chardine, John; Mendenhall, Vivian (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 1998-01)
      The report analyzes various human activities and the disturbances they may cause in Arctic seabird colonies and makes recommendations to reduce the harm in such activities.

    • Incidental Take of Seabirds in Commercial Fisheries in the Arctic Countries 

      Bakken, Vidar; Falk, Knud (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 1998-01)
      This report introduces the topic of incidental take of seabirds in commercial fisheries and describes the fisheries industries, seabird bycatch and impacts in Alaska (U.S.A.), Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway ...

    • International Black-legged Kittiwake Conservation Strategy and Action Plan 

      CAFF (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)
      The goal of this strategy and action plan is to facilitate circumpolar implementation of initiatives to conserve and protect the circumpolar kittiwake population. The plan is developed by the Circumpolar Seabird Expert ...

    • International Ivory Gull Conservation Strategy and Action Plan 

      Gilchrist, Grant; Strøm, Hallvard; Gavrilo, Maria V.; Mosbech, Anders (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2008-09)
      An Internaitonal Ivory Gull Conservation Strategy and Action Plan developed to gain more insight into how this under-studied bird responds to increasing threats from disappearance of sea ice habitat, natural resource ...

    • International Murre Conservation Strategy and Action Plan 

      Unknown author (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), Arctic Environment, 1996)
      Facilitate circumpolar implementation of initiatives to conserve, protect and restore murre populations in the Arctic.

    • Quantifying the relative impact of hunting and oiling on Brünnich’s guillemots in the North-west Atlantic 

      CAFF (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)
      Brünnich’s guillemot is an abundant pan-Arctic seabird, but several Atlantic breeding populations are declining by up to 6% per year. They are subject to traditional hunting in the wintering areas off west Greenland ...

    • Review of Plastic Pollution Policies of Arctic Countries in Relation to Seabirds 

      CAFF (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)
      This report is part of an initiative by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council to better understand the effects of plastic pollution in the ocean on Arctic seabirds. Developed ...

    • Seabird Harvest in the Arctic 

      Merkel, Flemming; Barry, Tom (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2008-09)
      As assessment of seabird harvest in the Arctic by the Circumpolar Seabird Group (CBird). Whether seabird harvest is a real conservation concern is often not addressed or poorly documented in the circumpolar region due ...

    • Seabird Harvest Regimes in the Circumpolar Nations 

      Denlinger, Lynn; Wohl, Kenton (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2001)
      This technical report introduces the topic of seabird harvest regimes and describes the seabird harvest regimes and impacts in Alaska (U.S.A.), Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Russia, and provides national ...

    • Seabird Information Network (SIN): Concept Paper 

      Irons, D.; Svoboda, M.; Gill, M.; Petersen, A. (CAFF International Secretariat, 2011)
      One means to enhance seabird conservation is by viewing the seabird resources in the circumpolar region as a single resource rather than a series of seabird colonies divided by countries. To facilitate this broad-scale ...

    • State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR) Update: Seabirds 2021 Update 

      CAFF (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)
      In 2017, the State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR) synthesized data about biodiversity in Arctic marine ecosystems around the circumpolar Arctic. SAMBR highlighted observed changes and relevant monitoring ...

    • What’s the catch with lumpsuckers? A North Atlantic study of seabird bycatch in lumpsucker gillnet fisheries 

      CAFF (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)
      This factsheet presents the findings of the first effort to quantify the potential impacts on seabird populations of a species-specific fishing activity across its entire range. It provides an understanding of the overall ...

    • Workshop on Seabird Incidental Catch in the Waters of Arctic Countries - Report and Recommendations 

      Chardine, John W.; Porter, Julie M.; Wohl, Kenton D. (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2000-04)
      The workshop goals were to: Exchange the latest information on the problem of seabird incidental catch in waters of Arctic countries, the seabird species and fisheries involved and temporal, spatial, and other patterns ...