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    • CAFF Expert Group Charters (CFG, CPAN and CBird) 

      CAFF (1992)
      Outlines the goals, objectives, and descriptions of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Expert Working Groups: CAFF's Flora Group (CFG), the Circumpolar Seabird Working Group (CBird), the Circumpolar Protected ...
    • 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.
    • CBird Bulletin #2 

      CAFF (1996)
      The primary purpose of the Bulletin is to improve communication and the exchange of information between scientists and managers interested in northern seabirds.
    • Circumpolar Eider Conservation Strategy and Action Plan 

      Unknown author (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 1997-06)
      Drastic decline in eider populations, combined with their circumpolar distribution, increased hunting pressures and cultural significance led CBird to develop a Circumpolar Eider Conservation Strategy and Action Plan.
    • 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 ...
    • 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.
    • Global Overview of the Conservation of Migratory Arctic Breeding Birds Outside the Arctic 

      Scott, David A. (1998-08)
      This report describes the migratory birds of the Arctic, their migration systems, and how they are already protected under international legislation when they leave the Arctic.
    • CAFF Workshop on Conservation of Migratory Arctic Birds, Songli, Norway, 10-11 September 2000 

      Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) (CAFF International Secretariat, Akureyri, Iceland, 2000)
      The theme of the Workshop was ‘Conservation of Migratory Arctic Birds’. The goal of the workshop was to facilitate improved co-ordination and collaboration among Arctic countries sharing migratory bird species and/or ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • CBird Progress Report VIII: Anchorage, U.S.A.: January 14-18, 2002 

      CAFF (2002)
      The proceedings from the eighth CBird meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A. January 14-18, 2002. The meeting focused on: Circumpolar murre and eider conservation strategies; Conservation of Migratory birds outside the Arctic; ...
    • CBird Progress Report IX: Tromso, Norway, January 27-31, 2003 

      CAFF (2003)
      The proceedings of CBird's ninth annual meeting, Tromso, Norway, January 27-31, 2003. The meeting focused on circumpolar murre and eider conservation strategies; Conservation of Migratory birds outside the Arctic; Seabird ...
    • Distribution of Murres Outside the Breeding Season: Circumpolar Murre Banding Program 

      Petersen, Aevar; Bakken, Vidar (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2004)
      A proposal for a co-operative banding (called ringing in the UK) project between the Arctic countries, which are responsible for the total breeding population of Thick-billed Murres (called Brünnich’s Guillemots in the UK) ...
    • CBird Progress Report XI: Aberdeen, Scotland: March 2-5, 2005 

      CAFF (2005)
      CBird conducted its 11th meeting in Aberdeen, Scotland 2 –5 March 2005. CBird primarily focused its attention on the following issues: Circumpolar Murre and Eider conservation strategies; birds of Arctic conservation ...
    • CBird Status Report to CAFF Board: Helsinki, Finland: February 3, 2006 

      CAFF (2006)
      An update to the CAFF Board on CBird activities.
    • CBird Progress Report XIII: Stockholm, Sweden: February 28-March 3, 2007 

      CAFF (2007)
      CBird conducted its 13th meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, 28 February to 3 March 2007. CBird primarily focused its attention on the following issues: Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program; birds of Arctic conservation ...
    • CBird Progress Report XIV: Nuuk, Greenland: February 8-11, 2008 

      CAFF (2008)
      CBird conducted its 14th meeting in Nuuk, Greenland 8 to 11 February 2008. CBird primarily focused its attention on the following issues: Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program; circumpolar seabird colony ...
    • 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 ...
    • Framework for a Circumpolar Arctic Seabird Monitoring Network 

      Petersen, Aevar; Irons, David; Anker-Nilsen, Tycho; Artukhin, Yuri; Barrett, Robert; Boertmann, David; Egevang, Carsten; Gavrilo, Maria V.; Gilchrist, Grant; Martti, Hario; Mallory, Mark; Mosbech, Anders; Olsen, Bergur; Osterblom, Henrik; Robertson, Greg; Strøm, Hallvard (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), 2008-09)
      A framework document for developing an integrated monitoring framework for seabirds. The document outlines the findings of the CBird expert group in the development of a Circumpolar Seabird Monitoring Network.
    • 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 ...