My current research integrates demographic modelling, seabird tracking, DNA diet analysis and forage fish surveys into one comprehensive analysis to map seabird – prey interactions to explore the potential drivers of seabird declines in the Southwest of the United Kingdom. I also co-run the Indian Seabird Group with the aim to connect researchers, students, birders in India who are engaged or interested in seabird research.

Jessica Zhou (she/her) works in the Research, Ecology, Conservation Group (Monash University). Her current work focusses on applied ecological research to inform appropriate conservation planning in Australia, especially during a shift towards offshore energy. This includes delivering seabird censuses in marine waters around southern Australia, flying drones on offshore islands to monitor tropical seabird breeding colonies, and deploying tracking devices on albatross and petrels at sea to analyse behaviour and identify potential risks.

I had previous offshore experience and began learning more about seabirds and their interactions with offshore and coastal industries when I started working in environmental consulting. I became a certified Seabird Observer (SBO) and went on to teach and certify others. I later moved into a role that allowed me to develop and deliver seabird handling and reporting training for offshore industries. This training equips offshore personnel to properly handle and report stranded, injured, or deceased seabirds. I’ve also had the opportunity to further research this topic, with an article on offshore monitoring published in the Journal of Ocean Technology.

I am a seabird photographer using my camera as a storytelling tool to connect global audiences to the forefront of seabirds. Capturing their beauty, conservation stories or catastrophes; whilst raising awareness of the daily challenges they face.

I work with government agencies and universities to curate, analyse, and publish data related to various aspects of seabirds: toxicology (mercury, plastics), long-term datasets (survival, divorce, climate change), entanglement, movement ecology...

My research investigates effects of two types of pollution on Leach's storm-petrels: heavy metal and light. Specifically, I'm testing for a relationship between mercury concentration and a genetic sequence related to aging. I'm also studying effect of light colour on both adult and juvenile storm-petrel attraction to artificial light at night (ALAN). My goals are to understand and to reduce the effects of human pollution on storm-petrel physiology and behaviour. I hope to use my results to inform management and conservation strategies for storm-petrels in Atlantic Canada.

I am currently part of a research group focused on studying seabirds and the ecological implications of their interactions with anthropogenic activities, such as recreational and commercial fisheries. My PhD research explores behavioral and ecological aspects of the Olrog's gull (Larus atlanticus), a species listed as Near Threatened and locally Vulnerable, with an emphasis on understanding how behavioral flexibility may contribute to coping with human-induced environmental changes.

I am a PhD student in marine ecology with a strong interest in seabirds and their relationship with the ocean. I work on several seabird species, but I have a particular fascination for storm-petrels - small, nocturnal and elusive birds that spend most of their lives at sea and remain surprisingly understudied. Using tracking data, long-term monitoring and quantitative analyses, my research explores how seabirds move, forage and respond to environmental variability, and how individual behaviour links to population processes. Through my work, I aim to better understand seabird ecology while contributing to their conservation in a rapidly changing marine environment.

I am a seabird ecologist based on the Isles of Scilly, where I have monitored breeding seabirds since the Seabird 2000 census. My work focuses on conserving key breeding populations, particularly through island restoration projects benefitting Manx shearwater and storm petrel in particular. Before Scilly I did a PhD on Common Terns on Coquet Island, Northumberland. During the Northern winter, I work as an ornithologist guide on expedition cruise ships, exchanging puffins for penguins. Alongside my scientific work, I run a small open-print studio in Scilly, creating linocut prints inspired by seabirds and island life.

Alexis coordinates the Waterbird Environmental Citizen Science Program with Nature Newfoundland and Labrador. Gathering baseline data on coastal bird activity along the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland to support oil spill preparedness and inform industrial development. She also works independently as a certified Seabird Observer, applying the Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea (ECSAS) protocol to conduct offshore surveys from ships and stationary platforms. Her work involves quantifying seabird distribution and abundance, as well as tracking movements to define habitat use. This data helps identify key marine areas for protection and guide efforts to reduce emerging environmental threats.

I am the Director of the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels at the University of Washington in the Department of Biology and hold the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science. Fieldwork has always been my passion, and my work spans 5 decades. In the 1970s I started working with Galapagos penguins to determine how many there were, and now am trying to expand their population by providing high quality nests. Fork-tailed storm-petrels in Alaska kept me busy for a decade, and my Magellanic penguins studies in Argentina continues for over 40 years. I also teach a Visual Storytelling class for Biology undergrads.

My graduate research focuses on sea duck conservation in Canada. I am studying the environmental factors that explain variation in the population dynamics of king eiders (KIEI) in the Canadian Arctic. Additionally, I will compare the influence of a large lesser snow goose and Ross's goose colony on components of KIEI reproductive success. The geese and eiders are nesting in close proximity, which creates an interesting set of ecological questions about space use and potential costs/benefits of ecosystem interactions.