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Find out more about our collaborative work using seabird tracking data to inform real-world conservation
Explore the diversity of seabird species, their incredible journeys, and how many have been tracked
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The data submitted to the Seabird Tracking Database have wide-ranging conservation impacts:
>3,000
marine IBAs identified
>1,000
marine IBAs used to describe EBSAs
>200
collaborations facilitated
>2,000
tracks used to identify an MPA in the North-East Atlantic
60%
of Marine IBAs in Europe Covered by Natura 2000 Protected Area network
Seabird bycatch mitigation measures mandatory in all 5 tuna RFMOs
Yelkouan Shearwaters Puffinus yelkouan are endemic to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and listed as Vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List. Therefore, the species has received considerable conservation funding through LIFE projects, amongst others. Several of these projects, such as the LIFE+
Welcome to the Seabird Tracking Database summary Following the 20th anniversary of the creation of the original Tracking Ocean Wanderers database in 2024, the Seabird Tracking Database continues to grow and remains the largest repository of seabird tracking data in the world!
