I am interested in the feeding and movement ecology of seabirds, and how this information can be used to inform conservation. My seabird work started on sub-Antarctic Marion Island, where I spent 13 months collecting baseline data on the feeding ecology and life histories of avian scavengers, as well as conducting long-term monitoring of ground-nesting albatrosses and petrels. Currently I am working on African Penguins, Cape Cormorants and Cape Gannets in South Africa. I use a suite of technologies such as animal-borne accelerometers, TDRs and cameras, as well as weighbridges to improve our understanding of the threats faced by these endangered species.

My research investigates the health consequences of exposure to physical pollutants (e.g., plastic) in seabirds.

Gabriela is a PhD student specializing in seabird reproductive biology and population dinamics in relation to ocean productivity and climate change. She has worked with diversity in the Gulf of Mexico region and currently works with the nesting tern and Heermann's Gull population of Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.

My research focuses on anthropogenic impacts on seabirds, primarily chemical and physical pollutants (eg. Plastics)

Sarah is the national coordinator of seabird monitoring and assessment in Canada. Her role is to assist in developing consistent and efficient monitoring strategies for Canada's seabirds that allow for effective assessments of population size and trends.

For my honours research, I am investigating a mass mortality event that affected Thick-billed Murres in the North Atlantic in 2022. Right now, I am particularly interested in climate and anthropogenic factors impacting seabird populations.

I began working with seabirds in Australia during my honours degree studying nano and microplastic ingestion in two shearwater species. Currently, I am a PhD student in New Zealand researching the foraging ecology and spatial distributions of Erect-crested penguins. This involves travelling on a small sailing vessel to remote sub-Antarctic islands during the breeding season. While there, I help deploy GPS loggers, satellite trackers and animal-borne cameras, and assist to collect blood samples to conduct stable isotope analyses.

Works in seabird research since 1979, as full-time researcher since 1985 to present. Between 1992-1999 as General Director in Mexico's federal government environmental sector. Focuses in seabird breeding-feeding ecology and conservation, mainly in the Gulf of California and Gulf of Mexico, generating long-time series of biological parameters to support demographic and ecosystem models for management decisions. Has published about 60 scientific papers and book chapters, 30 public education articles and chapters, and is coauthor of 3 public education books. Has been advisor in several undergraduate and graduate thesis. Has been advisor for several Mexican government environmental agencies and international NGOs.

I started working with seabirds for my Honours thesis in 2021, studying the foraging and movement ecology of incubating red-breasted mergansers in New Brunswick using GPS-accelerometers. I quickly fell in love with seabirds and my study population, so I returned to study these same red-breasted mergansers for Master's in 2022, where I have since fast-tracked to become a PhD student. For my PhD, I am investigating the ecological, social, and evolutionary factors that promote conspecific brood parasitism in both hosts and parasites using molecular methods (microsatellite genotyping) and behavioural observations using camera traps at the nest.

Seabirds spend their lives under the water, in the sky, and on land, where they are exposed to a range of threats like invasive predators, fisheries bycatch, and impacts from climate change. As a result, they are one of the most endangered groups of birds in the world. Since a lot of seabirds spend most of their lives at sea and only come to remote islands to breed, they can be notoriously difficult to study. I use a suite of field methods including acoustic monitors, bird banding, satellite tracking, camera traps, nest monitoring, and more to peak into their lives. Then, I use quantitative methods in population ecology to understand the status and drivers of seabird populations as well as decision-analytic methods to inform management actions to conserve populations.

I am an ecologist and my research interests lie in the field of spatial and trophic ecology of animals. My research focus is foraging ecology of marine animals and influences of marine resource limitations on arctic and subarctic ecosystems. My research also includes studies on stress associated with disturbance and risk behaviour of long-distance migratory animals. My current work at the ministry involves marine spatial planning, setting legal framework for MPAs and OECMs and advising on marine resource use in relation to international agreements such as UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

I just finished my PhD on seabird vocal behaviour. What interests me most is how and why animals communicate, what information is carried by their vocal signals, and what happens to this signal over time, emotional situations, and propagation distance.