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| | | Seabirds |
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| | Conservation | | |  Seabird conservation concerns include: - bycatch (seabird/fisheries interactions),
- monitoring of seabird populations,
- seabird restoration following oil spills,
- establishment of seabird sanctuaries, and
- endangered species.
In some cases, removal of feral (non-native) predators is required, such as a project to remove rats, Rattus spp from small islands near Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska to restore seabird populations and another project to remove introduced arctic foxes, Alopex lagopus.
Population trends of seabirds differ greatly among species and sites so that long term ecological research is required. Researchers are relating seabird productivity and population trends to variations in climate, oceanography, and structure of the marine ecosystem. | | Photo title: Cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus (Namibia) | | Photo credit: FAO Fisheries | | |  | | Photo title: Seagulls at Waihiki Island, New Zealand | | Photo credit: Julia K Wells | | |  | | Photo title: Soofi gull, Larus hemprichi (Oman) | | Photo credit: FAO Fisheries | | | | |
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| | World Migratory Bird Day 12 - 13 May 2012 | | Date: | 12 May 2012 - 13 May 2012 | | Information: | This year's 2012 theme is Migratory Birds and People - Together through Time, and raises awareness about the cultural, social and economic connections that people around the world have with migratory birds. More information | |
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