From overfishing of prey, to climate change, and pollution, seabirds are threatened at every part of their life cycle. That's why Audubon is working to reverse the seabird crisis by focusing on sustainable fisheries management, marine protected areas, and our Seabird Institute.
Better fisheries management is needed to improve the health of Ospreys in Chesapeake Bay.
Conservationists hope new restrictions on harvesting and synthetic alternatives to a crab-blood compound used in biomedical testing can turn the tide for the ancient arthropods, whose eggs are a vital food source for Red Knots.
In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.
Students from chapters across the U.S. traveled to DC to speak on behalf of birds. What they took back home will serve them for years to come.
Audubon campus chapter leader Michael Kerrigan recalls what it was like to meet with legislators and advocate on behalf of birds.
Seabirds need better fisheries policies to raise their chicks in the face of climate change.
It’s all about practice, and knowing what your goals are.
Audubon’s third annual advocacy week brings activists together from around the country to speak up for seabirds.
Federal fishery managers took decisive action to protect Atlantic herring, a fish many seabirds eat.
A new decision by an Atlantic Coast fishing regulator may put coastal birds like Ospreys at risk of not having enough to eat.
A unanimous vote today recognizes the important role menhaden play for birds, fish, and other wildlife on the Atlantic Coast.
Grassroots members attend Audubon's annual forage fish fly-in and speak to legislators about the importance of healthy fisheries.
A chance to highlight these magnificent, globe-trotting birds and learn what we can do to protect them.
Learn what you can do to help shorebirds and the food they rely on.
The Golden State enacted a new policy this month to ensure there are plenty of Pacific herring in the sea.
A small fish called menhaden will be better managed in Virginia.
Atlantic fisheries managers move to protect the little fish seabirds rely on.
At a recent fly-in event, Audubon volunteers challenge Congress to save seabirds.
We are working to establish marine protected areas at key locations throughout the Western Hemisphere, including in the U.S., Bahamas, and Chile. Marine protected areas are key to providing habitats for seabirds, fish, and other marine life that benefit coastal communities and economies. For example, the new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which Audubon and others helped establish through advocacy and education encompasses crucial wintering grounds for Atlantic Puffins that nest in Maine. Its designation as a national monument limits fishing, drilling, and mining within this nearly 5,000-square-mile region. In addition, in the Bahamas, our scientific data was factored into the establishment of the 92,000-acre Joulter Cays Marine Protected Area, which is the wintering home for thousands of shorebirds, including 10% of the Atlantic population of Piping Plovers. Such protections uphold rich habitats that grow commercial fish populations, while providing a refuge for birds and other wildlife. In coalition with our partners, Audubon will advocate for continued and new protections for these marine protected areas.
Birds need healthy oceans to thrive. Here are some of the things we're thinking about for World Ocean's Day.
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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is one of the only safe havens for Gulf seabirds.
The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act will help seabirds and coastal communities persevere in the face of climate change.
Pres. Trump to allow commercial fishing in the Atlantic Coast’s only marine national monument.
Important Bird Area Bahía Lomas is now a protected nature sanctuary.
Over the last 40 years, Audubon's Seabird Institute (formerly known as Project Puffin) has accumulated significant data on seabirds and their diets, restored seabird nesting colonies in Maine for approximately 42,000 seabirds and exported these techniques to seventeen countries, and inspired hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and internationally to support seabird conservation. Audubon’s network of seven actively managed seabird nesting islands and the Hog Island headquarters and educational facility are located in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest-warming regions of the global ocean. This network serves as a living laboratory to study and teach about climate change impacts on seabirds and the fish and marine ecosystems on which they depend.
A newcomer dives into the world of Pacific seabird science to help Tufted Puffins.
Audubon and partners are launching new efforts to save this declining seabird.
In 1973 a young biologist hatched a plan to bring a charismatic seabird back to Maine. It was the start of a five-decade scientific adventure that would ultimately revolutionize seabird restoration.
An immersive exhibit in Maine transports viewers to Eastern Egg Rock, where Project Puffin began.
Audubon researchers say seabirds across the state successfully raised chicks at double the rate of last year.
Our video series dives into the lives of seabirds and the threats they face.
The Hog Island instructor, photographer, and journalist shares his experience as a Black birder working with puffins.
A new United Nations report details the triple-threat that climate change poses to the ocean and its wildlife.
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