SEANET brings together interdisciplinary researchers and citizen scientists in a long-term collaborative effort to identify and mitigate threats to marine birds throughout the Atlantic coast of North America.
In the fall of 2002, Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine (Tufts CCM) / Wildlife Clinic established SEANET. A network of over 60 seabird and ecological health organizations from Canada to New Jersey has been established. ‘Citizen-scientist' beached bird surveys are ongoing, with over 300 volunteers collecting data on seabird mortality during monthly or more frequent beach walks. Data on marine and coastal bird population distribution, ocean contamination, and coastal land use are being collected for a GIS-based repository.
View Seabird Morality Sighting on a map
Using the SEANET mapping application, visitors can view seabird morality sightings as table records or on a map. The mapping function includes a number of mapping layers, such as Marine Mammal Stranding Events, Barrier Beaches or Coastal Zones, which can be used to overlay for comparison with SEANET morality events.Other Wildlife Health Related Database System?
If you know of or have a wildlife health related database system you would like us to showcase in the Digest, please forward a brief description and url to wdin@usgs.gov. Many in the wildlife health community are interested in surveillance data management, and they would be interested in hearing about your system.
