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Hard work not over yet for seabird protection in the Pacific
By Shaun Hurrell of BirdLife International and courtesy of Forest & Bird Breakthrough for saving seabirds from longline fishing mortality in the north Pacific, but there’s a catch Along with saving seabirds on-board with fisherman as the Albatross Task Force, BirdLife’s Marine Programme also gives seabirds a voice in the international policy arena. Accidental capture […]
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International Conference on the Waterfowl of Northern Eurasia
Katsumi USHIYAMA, Coordinator of EAAFP Anatidae Working Group A joint conference of the 5th Conference of the Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group of Northern Eurasia and the 17th Conference of the Goose Specialist Group of IUCN-Species Survival Commission and Wetlands International was held at Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug, Russia from 30 November to 6 December […]
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Ecosystem Services and Migratory Waterbird Conservation – December 2015 Newsletter
Nobody doubts that coastal and wetland ecosystems that support migratory waterbirds in our Flyway provide a host of valuable ecosystem services. Indeed, supporting migratory waterbirds itself is an ecosystem service, a benefit that is appreciated by many people. These people are often prepared to invest significant time and resources to be able to experience these […]
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2015-2016 Gulf of Alaska Seabird Mortality Events
Seabird mortality events (mostly Common Murres) have been reported since spring 2015 throughout the northern Gulf of Alaska. Below are updates from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Migratory Bird Management. 6 December 2015 update by Robb Kaler, Kathy Kuletz and Liz Labunski, FWS Migratory Bird Management Since spring (31 March 2015), seabird mortality events […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in December 2015
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Si, Y., Q. Xin, H. H. T. Prins, W. F. de Boer, and P. Gong. 2015. Improving the quantification of waterfowl migration with remote sensing and bird tracking. Science Bulletin 60:1984–1993. Guillemain, M., F. Cavallo, G. Massez, T. George, J.-P. Baudet, […]
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Asian Waterbird Census 2016 Notice
IWC 50 Team, Wetlands International The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) started back in 1987 and forms part of the global International Waterbird Census that marks its 50th count in 2016. Over the last half century, the IWC has evolved into the largest coordinated biodiversity monitoring programme on Earth expanding from a small number of Western […]
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희귀 바닷새 폐사율 20% 감소를 위한 필사의 노력
다른 언어로 읽기: 이철수 기자, 일간투데이 칠발도[EAAF107] 기점 반경 500m 해상 출입금지 설정 부표 설치 국립공원관리공단(이사장 박보환)은 바다제비, 슴새, 바다쇠오리 등 바닷새 수만 쌍이 집단 번식하는 다도해해상국립공원 칠발도[EAAF107](전남 신안군 비금면)에서 바닷새들의 생명을 위협하는 위해식물을 제거하고 그 자리에 염생식물인 밀사초를 이식하는 복원사업을 추진하여 바다제비 폐사율을 20% 낮췄다고 밝혔다. 칠발도는 목포에서 서쪽으로 64㎞떨어진 무인도(무인 등대)로 면적 36,993㎡, 최고봉 […]
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Successful Effort to Reduce Mortality Rate of Rare Seabirds by 20%
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“생태 복원” vs “농사 피해” … 낙동강 하굿둑 개방 갈등
Read in English 위성욱 기자, 중앙일보 부산시 “2025년 수문 완전 개방” 파괴됐던 을숙도 철새 서식지 복구 바닷물 때문에 농사에는 지장 피해 농민 1만8000명 설득해야 ‘낙동강 하굿둑’의 수문을 여는 문제가 논란이 되고 있다. 서병수 부산시장이 최근 “2025년까지 하굿둑 수문을 완전 개방하는 것을 목표로 2017년부터 단계적으로 개방을 하겠다”고 밝히면서다. 낙동강 하굿둑 인근 농민들은 “하굿둑을 개방하면 염분 때문에 농사를 […]
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“Ecosystem Restoration” vs “Agricultural Damage” … Conflicts on the Opening of Nakdong Estuary Bank
Read in Korean By Seonguk Wi of Joongang News Translated by EAAFP Secretariat Busan City “Full opening of floodgate expected by 2025” Restoration of the once-damaged Eulsukdo migratory bird habitat Seawater affecting agriculture Persuasion of 18,000 farmers needed Opening Nakdong Estuary Bank’s floodgate has recently become controversial. Mr. Byeongsu Seo, the mayor of Busan City […]
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