» CBird Objectives

• To identify current and emerging seabird conservation, management, research, monitoring, and public outreach problems and opportunities in the Arctic and corresponding information and coordination needs. 

• To facilitate exchanging and publishing seabird information of mutual interest to scientists and managers in the circumpolar countries. 

• To facilitate harmonizing objectives, field methods and data analyses for similar studies of seabirds in the Arctic. 

• To facilitate development and coordination of cooperative research and management projects and conservation plans for circumpolar seabirds of mutual concern in the Arctic.  

• To promote and facilitate coordinating conservation initiatives for those Arctic seabirds that primarily winter outside the Arctic.  

• To coordinate CBird initiatives with activities of other seabird groups as appropriate. 

• To develop an integrated package of cooperative seabird activities or initiatives for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna annual work plan.  

• Coordinate the CAFF Circumpolar Seabird Monitoring Network project.