Part 4: Managing data to support conservation

This part of the manual provides guidelines on how to manage all the data you are collecting and provides examples of databases. It then looks at the important step of adding your data to regional databases such as the Pacific Seabird Colony Database (Section 4.2), introducing seabird restoration through passive or active means (Section 4.4), and if your project involves active predator control or restoration measures, adding your data to the Seabird Restoration Database (Section 4.4.3). Inclusion of the Marine Megafauna Conservation Toolkit (Section 4.3) recognises the importance of seabird surveys and monitoring for informing marine conservation.

Sections in Part 4

4.1 Guidelines for data management

4.2 Pacific seabird colony database

4.3 Working toward better marine conservation

4.4 Seabird restoration projects

 Surveying Suwarrow Atoll, Cook Islands. Photo: Te Ipukarea Society.