First World Seabird Conference, Victoria, Canada
7 September 2010 - 7 September 2010
Canada
First World Seabird Conference will take place in Victoria, Canada from 7 to 11 September 2010.
This event aims to bring together seabird scientists, conservationists and policy makers and support the research, conversation and other work being done by numerous seabird groups and societies are active around the globe.
The conference will have four main themes: climate change, seabird-fishery interactions, protection of marine habitats, and seabird restoration.
- 'Climate change comparative ecosystem dynamics of the world's oceans' will look at the global seabird community, climate change and the marine environment.
- 'Interactions between seabirds and fisheries: a global perspective' will cover the rapid increase in industrial fisheries around the globe during the 20th century and the levels of interactions between seabirds and commercial fisheries in nearshore, coastal and pelagic systems. These interactions include mortality of seabirds as bycatch, competition between fisheries and seabirds for prey, and the use of discarded bycatch as food by scavenging seabirds.
- 'Spatial ecology at sea: opportunities and challenges for seabird marine protected areas' will examine some of the most challenging aspects of seabird conservation, including the identification of critical habitats and the development of strategies to protect these habitats.
- 'Seabird island ecology and restoration: a global synthesis' will highlight the effects of seabirds and seabird predators on islands worldwide, and look at recommendations for the effective restoration of seabird populations and nesting habitats.For further information, please visit:
http://www.worldseabirdconference.com/main.cfm?cid=1813(opens in new window)
This event aims to bring together seabird scientists, conservationists and policy makers and support the research, conversation and other work being done by numerous seabird groups and societies are active around the globe.
The conference will have four main themes: climate change, seabird-fishery interactions, protection of marine habitats, and seabird restoration.
- 'Climate change comparative ecosystem dynamics of the world's oceans' will look at the global seabird community, climate change and the marine environment.
- 'Interactions between seabirds and fisheries: a global perspective' will cover the rapid increase in industrial fisheries around the globe during the 20th century and the levels of interactions between seabirds and commercial fisheries in nearshore, coastal and pelagic systems. These interactions include mortality of seabirds as bycatch, competition between fisheries and seabirds for prey, and the use of discarded bycatch as food by scavenging seabirds.
- 'Spatial ecology at sea: opportunities and challenges for seabird marine protected areas' will examine some of the most challenging aspects of seabird conservation, including the identification of critical habitats and the development of strategies to protect these habitats.
- 'Seabird island ecology and restoration: a global synthesis' will highlight the effects of seabirds and seabird predators on islands worldwide, and look at recommendations for the effective restoration of seabird populations and nesting habitats.For further information, please visit:
http://www.worldseabirdconference.com/main.cfm?cid=1813(opens in new window)