Acknowledgements

This website (with the exception of the workshop resources section) was derived from the Pacific Seabirds Survey and Monitoring Manual, which was prepared under contract (AP_2/43) between the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust (NNZST).

The Palau workshop resources were developed by Ray Pierce (Eco Oceania) and Monica Gruber (Pacific Biosecurity), based on the resources in Pacific Seabirds Survey and Monitoring Manual, under contract (2026-PBS-001: AP_2/43) between SPREP and Pacific Biosecurity Limited.

The project team also acknowledges the contribution of Karen Baird, SPREP's former Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser, who led the efforts to develop more seabird resources on behalf of Pacific governments, for the benefit or Pacific communities.

Contributors to the Pacific Seabirds Survey and Monitoring Manual

Principal authors and editorial team: Chris P. Gaskin (NNZST), André F. Raine (Archipelago Research & Conservation), Kerry A. Lukies (NNZST) and Edin A. Whitehead (NNZST).

Case study and section contributions by: Alex Wegmann, Katie Franklin, Dana Sabine, Nick Holmes (The Nature Conservancy); Peter Allen, Rohan Clarke, Karina Sorrell (Monash University); Tehani Withers (SOP Manu); Andreas Ravache (Bird Conservation New Caledonia); Nicholas Carlile (Æstrelata Restorations); Richard Griffiths, Paula Castano, Paul Jacques (Island Conservation); Megan Friesen (Wenatchee Valley College); Matt Rayner (Auckland Museum); Sara Thompson, William Sydeman (Farrallon Institute); Kathy Kuletz (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); Sophie Laran (La Rochelle Université – CNRS); Stephanie Borrelle and Mark O’Brien (BirdLife Pacific); Steffen Oppel (Swiss Ornithological Institute); Marc Travers (Archipelago Research & Conservation).

Also, special thanks to Graeme Taylor, Nicholas Carlile, Jay Penniman and Steffen Oppel for reviewing the draft manuscript.

Participants in the needs assessment review: Bird Conservation New Caledonia; Te Ipukerea Society, Cook Islands; SOP Manu – Polynesian Ornithological Society, French Polynesia; Samoa Conservation Society, Samoa; Vava’u Environmental Protection Association (VEPA), Tonga; American Bird Conservancy (ABC), ABC Marine Programme; Nicholas Carlile; Eric Vidal; Graeme Taylor; Peter Frost; Ray Pierce; Mark O’Brien; Yuna Kim; Jay Penniman; Alex Wang; Brett Mossman; Peter Vaughan; Rohan Clarke; Eric Woehler; Kazuto Kawakami; Kentaro Kazama; Steffen Oppel.

Numerous photographers have generously contributed images; credits accompany the images.

Cover images: White-tailed Tropicbird on nest on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaii. Photo: André F. Raine; Sooty Tern colony at Chesterfield Reef, New Caledonia. Photo: Mathieu Mathivet; ‘New Caledonian Storm-petrel’. Photo: Hadoram Shirihai; Research team on Tauturoa, Rapa, French Polynesia. Photo: Tehani Withers. Graphic design and layout: Carlo Iacovino.