Twenty percent of seabird species are considered globally threatened.

More Seabird Specis Are Endangered
According to Enticott and Tipling (1) about 300 or 3% of the species of birds fit our definition of seabirds. Many (20%) are globally threatened compared with 12% for birds in general (1). Why are the seabirds more vulnerable? Oil spills, military projects, overfishing, and fishing bycatch are all issues of concern. Learn more.

Let Your Voice Be Hear
Write to your congressmen and congresswomen. Use E-mail. They seem to change their E-mail URLs often so look them up each time. Follow this link and enter your zip code to get the address and telephone number.

http://congress.org/

Links

	Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Home Page of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), an inter-disciplinary committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU). SCAR is charged with the initiation, promotion and coordination of scientific research in Antarctica. It also provides scientific advice to the Antarctic Treaty System. http://www.scar.org/
	National Audubon Seafood Lovers Guide Love seafood and want to enjoy it without endangering fish populations or seabirds, read this web site. Learn which species you can safely order and which to avoid. http://www.audubon.org/campaign/lo/seafood/index.html

Archive

Windmills At Plum Island
Brazilian Oil Rig Sinks
March 2001 an oil rig collapsed and sunk. No more reports on the status of this dangerous situation. Apparently there was little oil leaked.
Massachusetts Oil Spill April 2003
Atlantic Seabird Breeding Islands
New Fishing Technology to Save Seabirds
Southern Oceans Seabirds
Shetland Kittiwakes
Greenland Seabirds
Deep-Sea Trawling
Seafood Lovers Guide