SEAPOP (SEAbird POPulations) is the long-term monitoring and mapping programme for seabirds in Norway that was established in 2005.https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mv3hkefluc2wImportant news: We will hold our bi-annual SEAPOP Seminar in Holmen (near Oslo) on the 18 and 19th of November. For more information & registration see https://seapop.no/2026/09/nytt-seapop-seminar-i-host/ #seabirds #monitoring #research @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social09 Sep 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3hkefluc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mp7mm3fbik25Does capelin #fisheries in the Barents Sea affect #seabirds negatively? Our latest #research suggests limited negative effects only in one population of common guillemots, while seabird populations in other colonies were not impacted by current level of fisheries. https://seapop.no/en/2026/06/seabirds-as-indicators-of-sustainable-fisheries-management/26 Jun 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7mm3fbik25https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mmet6y5glc2pDo you want to know more about what SEAPOP is aiming for in the next five years? Our #science plan just got published (in Norwegian only): https://seapop.no/2026/05/seapops-femarige-vitenskapsplan-er-klar/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR8EAZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2nBy5mFKHkHUDQRYeVbJYzSgJyHryPvVUdQQFBJXtEynOv6tyDSw2W-4fLE_aem_k7wHPUxcl5EZATCgbtbVkQ21 May 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmet6y5glc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mj5e7crlm22fBold and shy kittiwakes experience stress at different times - but all kittiwakes in the population experience environmental stress. Read more about our latest study here: https://seapop.no/en/2026/04/environmental-stress-affects-all-kittiwakes-but-not-to-the-same-degree/ #personality #seabirds #climate10 Apr 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5e7crlm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mgp3ifqa5k2gTracking #seabirds has become increasingly important to collect data about their space use - but how to attach the #loggers? Colleagues from @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social have developed a clamp system, which helps to keep loggers in place for several weeks to months. https://seapop.no/en/2026/03/newly-developed-attachment-method-for-bird-loggers/10 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp3ifqa5k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3megofwheo22gUsing advanced modelling, we can now better measure the lethal and non-lethal effects of #offshore #wind power plants on #seabirds - read more here: https://seapop.no/en/2026/02/new-tool-for-predicting-effects-of-offshore-wind-farms-on-seabirds/ @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social09 Feb 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3megofwheo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mditlwr5ic2hDrones and artificial intelligence - in SEAPOP we have started to #monitor #seabird #populations with drones. Pictures are analyzed using artificial intelligence. Here's the #method to get from drone pictures to numbers of birds per species: https://seapop.no/en/2026/01/drones-and-artificial-intelligence-bring-new-precision-to-seabird-monitoring/28 Jan 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mditlwr5ic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mcrkohuyqs2hMarine industries & #seabirds - how can they coexist? Marine spatial planning is the word. Using SEAPOP data, the MARCIS project just launched an MSP-tool for seabirds in the North Atlantic https://seapop.no/en/2026/01/the-marcis-tool-has-been-launched/19 Jan 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrkohuyqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3mcc6upzjic26How far do black guillemots migrate during winter? Do individuals revisit the same wintering areas in consecutive years? You find the answers to these and more questions in our latest publication #seabird #migration @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social https://seapop.no/en/2026/01/different-migration-patterns-uncovered-in-black-guillemots/13 Jan 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcc6upzjic26https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3m7phqsg5ik2bNew large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that #ocean #warming threatens #seabirds in the North Atlantic @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social https://seapop.no/en/2025/12/ocean-warming-threatens-seabirds-in-the-north-atlantic/11 Dec 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7phqsg5ik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3m63hxmz6h227#biologging #research is booming - but do #loggers actually impact the birds? Yes, they do - depending on the mass and attachment location. If you work with biologging, you should read our latest publication https://seapop.no/en/2025/11/loggers-attached-to-birds-can-affect-foraging-behaviour/ @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social #seabirds20 Nov 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63hxmz6h227https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3m4gabi5tjk27How does the offshore wind development in Norway affect seabirds and how do SEAPOP and SEATRACK respond to knowledge needs? Have a look at the recordings of our webinar (in Norwegian language) https://seapop.no/2025/10/havvind-webinar-trakk-mange-interesserte/30 Oct 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gabi5tjk27https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3m3auwlivq22tGoing west or going east? Wintering strategies impact population trends in Brünnich’s guillemots from Svalbard - work by the Norwegian Polar Institute #seabirds https://seapop.no/en/2025/10/diverging-population-trends-in-brunnichs-guillemots-on-svalbard-linked-to-wintering-strategies/15 Oct 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3auwlivq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3m256xtgofs2v#Seabird monitoring used to happen with tally counters, binoculars and telescopes – but times are changing. #Drones and fixed #cameras have been implemented for monitoring in many national programs, also SEAPOP. Our latest publication sums up the advantages and challenges. https://seapop.no/en/2025/10/can-new-technologies-improve-seabird-monitoring/01 Oct 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m256xtgofs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3lyuvn5hivk2xSEAPOP launches new data products that show #seabird distribution, environmental value and vulnerability to offshore wind farms. Data can be downloaded free of charge in form of maps (raster or vector format) https://seapop.no/en/2025/08/nye-dataprodukter-fra-seapop/15 Sep 2025 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuvn5hivk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3luhy34ygo22fOur annual key-site monitoring report is out, with information about breeding success, changes in population numbers etc. per monitored colony. https://seapop.no/en/2025/07/report-from-the-seabird-monitoring-in-norway-in-2024/ @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social & Norsk Polarinstitutt21 Jul 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhy34ygo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3lrun4fefzs27Our annual pamphlet with a summary of last year's breeding season and updates about survival and other news from the Norwegian colonies is out (in Norwegian only). A shorter version in English is coming soon. #seabirds https://seapop.no/2025/06/ny-arsbrosjyre-fra-seapop/18 Jun 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrun4fefzs27https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3lnkqt5pflc2mUsing 40 years of data from Svalbard, our latest study shows that early break-up of sea ice due to #globalwarming contributes to making some of the islands safer for common eider ducks to breed, as Arctic foxes cannot reach them. https://seapop.no/en/2025/04/sea-ice-affects-population-dynamics-in-common-eiders/24 Apr 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkqt5pflc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3ld6iatr6jc26SEATRACK got a new website with better functionality and better access to documents: seatrack.net Click yourself through and learn more about the non-breeding distribution of north-Atlantic seabirds! https://seapop.no/en/2024/12/new-seatrack-web-pages/ https://seatrack.net/13 Dec 2024 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6iatr6jc26https://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3lc3cnsuets2wNew report about seaweed harvesting on possible effects on #seabirds and #shorebirds from @ninadehnhard.bsky.social & colleagues at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. GPS #tracking data from SEAPOP showed overlap in area use for some coastal seabird populations with areas that are trawled. https://www.nina.no/Om-NINA/Aktuelt/Nyheter/article/er-hosting-av-tang-og-tare-en-trussel-mot-fuglelivet?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0KL2e2ImTYGoE-ZllQLRc2W5sY3s2x5sTxSzfDMVq_HQPDNezOCx7Y90M_aem_olyq1_LeBcSDLv00mswyKA29 Nov 2024 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3cnsuets2whttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3l5vtckh67i2gEvery other year, SEAPOP organizes a seminar and gives a run-through the topics we are working with. The presentations of this years' seminar (in Norwegian) are now accessible here: https://seapop.no/2024/10/vellykket-seapop-seminar-avholdt-i-asker/07 Oct 2024 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5vtckh67i2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3l4vti77yml2aNew study investigates the impact of multiple #threats ( #pollutants and #climate) to #seabirds and investigates causes of decline in great black-backed #gulls https://seapop.no/en/2024/09/modelling-tool-reveals-causes-of-decline-in-great-black-backs/24 Sep 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4vti77yml2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seapop.bsky.social/post/3kvtzbbbfp22gAre you joining us in Asker 25-26 September to the SEAPOP Seminar? The title this year: Stille kyst - status og trusler for norske sjøfugl. The seminar will be in Norwegian. More info and link to registration: https://seapop.no/2024/06/velkommen-til-seapop-seminar-2/26 Jun 2024 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:m7lp5ebq2jrfmvkn3tbd2vgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvtzbbbfp22g