Fisheries managers estimate that 175,000 wire lobster traps are lost annually in the Gulf of Maine. These 50lb traps and associated rope, buoys, and ballast scour the ocean floor and often end up coming ashore on coastal islands, headlands, and…
On August 31st 2023, members of the AMBC Marine Spatial Planning Group sent a letter to leaders and staff at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), requesting guidance on the mitigation of…
Impacts of Marine Debris on Birds in the Gulf of Maine Region: Project Report and Implementation Framework Now Available Marine debris has been documented to adversely impact bird species around the globe via mechanisms including entanglement/entrapment, ingestion, and degradation of…
April 1, 2021 DESCRIPTION: The third in a 3-webinar series on the impacts of marine debris on birds in the Gulf of Maine Region, this discussion-based webinar brought together nearly 30 interested partners to begin fleshing out components of an…
Description: On April 13th, members of the AMBC Marine Spatial Planning Group sent a letter to BOEM leaders and staff, providing recommendations and technical comments for improving BOEM's Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental…
March 18, 2021 DESCRIPTION: The second in a 3-webinar series on the impacts of marine debris on birds in the Gulf of Maine Region, this discussion-based webinar brought together around 20 interested partners to begin fleshing out components of an…
February 16, 2021 DESCRIPTION: This webinar, hosted by USFWS and the NOAA Marine Debris Program, presents results of a literature review-based project initiated in 2020 to compile what is currently known about the impacts of marine debris on birds in…
The Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a highly endangered seabird in the North Atlantic, is listed as globally Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and is currently being reviewed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.…
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is leading a range of regional, science-based stakeholder engagement efforts under the umbrella of the Environmental Technical Working Group for Offshore Wind (E-TWG). The E-TWG, which was formed in 2018, is…
Since 1950 globally monitored seabird populations have declined significantly, with possible causal factors including plastic pollution, fisheries bycatch, and climate change. Seabirds are particularly prone to plastic ingestion and are excellent indicators of plastic pollution. Procellariiformes, like Great Shearwaters (GRSH; Ardenna…