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Seaducks.org is dedicated to elevating the status and knowledge of Tribe Mergini, the sea ducks, so that together, we can make sound, scientific management decisions to help these species thrive.

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Recently posted sea duck research, articles and presentations	Author(s)
Marine Bird Populations of Prince William Sound, Alaska,	Klosiewski, Steven P. , Laing, Karen K.
Damage Assessment Closeout-Injury Assessment of Hydrocarbon Uptake by Sea Ducks	Patten, Samuel, Crowe, Thomas , Gustin, Richard , Hastings, Charles , Hunter, Robert , Twait, Paul
Recovery Status of Barrow's Goldeneyes	Esler, Daniel
Aerial Population Surveys of Common Eiders and other waterbirds NW Alaska	Bollinger, Karen S. , Platte, Robert M.
Coastal Water Temperature Tables	National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
Alaska Ocean Observing System
Reproductive ecology and habitat use of Pacific Black Scoters (Melanitta nigra americana) nesting on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska	Schamber, J. L. , Broerman, F. J., Flint, Paul L.
Energy-Based Carrying Capacities of Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Wintering Habitats	Richard A. McKinney, Scott R. McWilliams
To fly or not to fly: high flight costs in a large sea duck do not imply an expensive lifestyle	Pelletier, David , Guillemette, Magella , Grandbois, Jean-Marc , Butler, Patrick J.
Influence of annual variation in food supply on abundance of wintering common eiders Somateria mollissima	Larsen, Jesper Kyed, Guillemette, Magella

Tremendous foresight

Sea ducks, are migratory birds, governed and protected by The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918.

The countries; Canada, the United States (1916), Mexico (1936), Japan (1972) and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (1976) signed on to treaties for international protection of Migratory Birds that migrate between these countries.

Management must consider: "due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of migratory flight" (16 U.S.C. 704).

This site uses these farsighted considerations developed almost 100 years ago for a management template.

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Seaducks.org is dedicated to elevating the status and knowledge of Tribe Mergini, the sea ducks, so that together, we can make sound, scientific management decisions to help these species thrive.