Open Ocean

This project will contribute to a more complete understanding of the benefits to injured bird species resulting from multiple restoration efforts and the data needed to evaluate bird restoration. An important component of this work will be an inventory of available data assets to support analyses to evaluate benefits of restoration work, progress towards bird restoration goals listed in the PDARP/PEIS, and the development of updated Open Ocean bird restoration indicators.

This project will evaluate both historic and current population size of nesting seabird colonies on Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO) to establish an updated understanding of baseline conditions that inform the design of future restoration actions, and that actively restore seabird colonies through habitat enhancement, social attraction, and biosecurity measures. Project activities will be conducted over a five to seven year period and implemented in two phases.

This project will increase the nesting success and productivity of seabirds on Battowia and Pillories Islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines through conservation actions that improve and restore available seabird nesting habitat.

This project will increase seabird nesting success and productivity through the removal of invasive plants and animals and the reestablishment of native plants and seabird colonies at Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Restoration activities will occur over eight to ten years and will be conducted in phases.

This project will maximize the restoration benefits of previously implemented invasive species eradication efforts conducted on Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, by reestablishing nesting colonies for five target seabird species including bridled tern, sooty tern, brown booby, magnificent frigatebird, and brown noddy; and by enhancing existing biosecurity efforts.

The project will protect and enhance nesting habitat and reestablish breeding colonies for common terns in Manitoba, Canada by implementing a suite of restoration, stewardship, and conservation techniques.

This project will reduce mortality of northern gannets by implementing a suite of restoration and conservation techniques at known nesting locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, and/or Quebec, Canada.