"Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America: Papers from the International Symposium Held at the Seattle Hyatt House" is a significant compilation of papers from an international symposium dedicated to the conservation of marine birds in the northern North American region. This publication serves as a vital resource for researchers, conservationists, and anyone interested in the protection and preservation of marine bird species. The symposium's contributions shed light on critical issues related to these avian populations, making it a valuable reference for understanding and addressing conservation challenges.

Attempts to identify problems and needed information and programs necessary for conservation of marine birds of northern North America.

Excerpt from Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America: Papers From the International Symposium Held at the Seattle Hyatt House, Seattle, Washington, 13-15 May 1975 The international symposium "Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America" was convened because of a growing awareness that not all was well with our marine birds. The symposium provided a forum for scientists, governmental administrators, conservationists, and laypeople to discuss the diverse topics and issues that we must all understand if we are to act both responsively and responsibly to assure that marine birds will not be lost through our neglect. The symposium was cosponsored by the Natural Resources Council of America, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; additional support was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, the International Association of Game, Fish, and Conservation Commissioners, the Pacific Seabird Group, the Sierra Club, the Smithsonian Institution, the Wildlife Management Institute, and the Wildlife Society. Persons interested and knowledgeable in the many and varied aspects of marine bird conservation were invited to participate in this symposium. There were 139 registered and several score of unregistered participants in attendance. Major topics treated were: (1) socioeconomic considerations and conservation of marine birds; (2) the marine environment of birds; (3) status of marine bird populations on land and sea; (4) the biology and ecology of marine birds in the North; (5) conflicts between the conservation of marine birds and uses of other resources; (6) programs and authorities related to the conservation of marine birds; and (7) conservation of marine birds in other lands. The objective of the symposium was to identify problems and the needed information and programs necessary for the conservation of marine birds of northern North America. For the purpose of this symposium the term "northern North America" referred to the coasts of Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories and the adjacent North Pacific and Arctic Oceans. "Marine bird" was defined as being any bird using marine or estuarine waters. Speakers were asked to describe the status of information or the state of the art as it pertained to their topic within the limitations set by the objective of the symposium. Examples from other regions and of bird species not found in the regions of concern were to be used for comparative purposes when little pertinent information was known for regions or species of concern. Speakers were asked to identify the gaps in the knowledge and methodology that are most critical to their topic. I believe that this symposium was particularly successful in that it provided a timely forum for many scientists who were about to embark on studies of marine birds in those areas of Alaska and California being considered for outer continental shelf oil and gas exploration and development. These published proceedings may be of lesser importance from that standpoint because some data, particularly those on populations, are out of date. However, I believe that the proceedings will long be of importance to biologists and administrators alike in charting their respective courses to ultimately assure conservation of this valuable avian resource. Many people from many organizations and agencies worked hard to put together the symposium in the relatively short time of about 8 months. Nathaniel P. Reed was the person primarily responsible for bringing this symposium to fruition. The Steering Committee was composed of Daniel A. Poole, JohnS. Gottschalk, David N. Nettleship, AmosS. Eno, C. Eugene Knoder, Warren G. King, Louis Clapper, Robert Hughes, Fred G. Evenden, James C. Bartonek, and me. James C. Bartonek, Warren G. King, David N. Nettleship (Cochairmen), C. Eugene Knode.

Conservation of Marine Birds is the first book to outline and synthesize the myriad of threats faced by one of the most imperiled groups of birds on earth. With more than half of all 346 seabird species worldwide experiencing population declines and 29% of species recognized as globally threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the timing to determine solutions to threats could not be more urgent. Written by a diverse team of international experts on marine birds, this book explores the environmental and biogeographical factors that influence seabird conservation and provides concrete recommendations for mounting climate change issues. This book will be an important resource for researchers and conservationists, as well as ecologists and students who want to understand seabirds, the threats they are facing, and tactics to help conserve and protect them. Outlines both threats and solutions in the marine and terrestrial realm Synthesizes information to provide a comprehensive strategy moving forward, especially considering climate change Created by a team of experts with the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of seabird conservation