I am a seabird biologist focusing on the conservation, and the movement and breeding ecology, of procellariiformes. I am increasingly interested in the interactions of albatross with vessels, which I will explore in my future PhD. I have worked several years in various field technician roles in both the northern and southern hemispheres, but am now finally conducting my two-year MSc at the University of Auckland. This project involves GPS and GLS tagging grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) adults on both east and west coasts of the North Island, whilst monitoring their chicks. I aim to establish the foraging areas of breeding adults, to then understand how oceanographic variables there might be contributing to the mismatched breeding phenology/chick growth of east vs west populations.