Join us for a series of “BBNJ deep dive” online briefings, covering the main substantive parts of the #BBNJ Agreement. 🌊🌍

Scan the QR code below for registration links (available in due course) for the briefings in English, French and Spanish, and recordings of the briefings.

What a great initiative this #InternationalWomensDay to highlight and connect women #seabirders across the world! #seabirds #ornithology

Paywall lifted: Environmentalists say new protections for seabirds from longline fishing aren't enough to protect endangered species whose populations have crashed by a third in the past decade.

Antipodean albatross 'will be extinct in three generations'.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/23/ext…

For the first time, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought lost. The Yellow-crested Helmetshrike is listed as a 'lost bird' by the American Bird Conservancy because it had not seen in nearly two decades rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Fir…

Are you looking for a Master thesis on #seabirds and want to contribute to understand the ecology and behaviour of a globally endangered #petrel species?
Here is your change!!!

This is your lucky day! The registration for the International Albatross and Petrel Conference was extended!
#seabirds #conference

Work with us!

We're looking for a Marine Science Officer (Interim) to join our team for 1 year to support our work using seabird tracking data for conservation:
birdlife.org/careers/interi…

#BirdLifeScience #Ornithology #Seabirds

👏 We applaud Palau 🇵🇼 for being the first United Nations Member State to officially ratify the historic #HighSeasTreaty .

59 more countries must ratify for the Treaty to enter into force. Call on countries to accelerate the #RaceForRatification !

#PressRelease : wp.me/pf6kur-V6

The 2026 World Seabird Conference is going to be held in Hobart, Australia. Do you have a preference for which of the proposed conference dates suit you best? Provide your feedback on this survey: forms.gle/xR91L7MjmRvGh7…

#WSC4 #seabirds #ornithology #conference

#Lightpollution is increasing worldwide with detrimental effects for #migratoryspecies such as bats, birds and marine turtles.

New globally applicable guidelines to address this threat will be presented at #CMSCOP14 .

Dim the Lights for Wildlife!

cms.int/en/document/li…

🚨In our new study in nature 🚨 we processed 2 million GB of satellite images to identify fishing vessels, nonfishing vessels and fixed infrastructure across the ocean over 5 years. Remarkably, we find that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked.

This is what we're fighting. 1/8 birds are extinct

The kuaka breeding season is well underway! Our #Indigenous student Arawhetu has been busy deploying GPSs. When doing so she, discovered a collapsed burrow, exposing a chick. She swiftly initiated an emergency restructure and once done, the 🐣 was secure and snug again! 💙💙💙

Our Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) Theme Section on wind🌬️, weather🌪️ & seabirds is out➡️rb.gy/3p4vwu

Includes a REVIEW of wind effects on seabird movement, behaviour, energetics and life-history➡️rb.gy/sr6kki

Thanks to the amazing scientists who contributed! See🧵⏬(1/10)