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| The NPPSD is currently undergoing a major revision. This revision includes the addition of significant survey data, the addition of basic behavioral information (flying or sitting on the water), and some corrections to the NPPSD v1.0. This new version 2.0 is scheduled to be completed by April 2009.
If you have or know of data you would like to incorporate into this database please contact Gary Drew at gary_drew@usgs.gov.
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on the pelagic distribution and abundance of seabirds are critical
for understanding the basic ecology of marine birds, monitoring
population trends, assessing impacts of human activities, identifying
critical marine habitats, and educating the public about seabird
conservation. To address these needs, the U.S. Geological Survey
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have undertaken the task of consolidating
and providing comprehensive geographic data on the pelagic distribution
of seabirds in Alaska and the North Pacific.
The
North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) project has collected
data from researchers in Canada, Russia, and the U.S. (1972-2003).
Currently we are working on integrating these different datasets
into a single database that will be available over the internet
through an ARC/IMS interface. The NPPSD will be an ongoing project
that will serve as a repository and server for future pelagic survey
data from the North Pacific.
