Project Information

Title: Seasonal Movement and Pelagic Habitat Use by Common Murres from the Barren Islands 95021

Project Year and Number: 1995: 95021

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: None

Principal Investigator (PI): Scott Hatch (DOI )

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: David Douglas, Paul Meyer, Daniel Mulcahy

Research Location: KEN

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Common Murres

Abstract: The project would use satellite transmitters on common murres to determine both the summer feeding areas and wintering areas of murres from the Barren Islands colony. The project would investigate food availability to murres and test the hypothesis that food availability is limiting the recovery of the Barren Islands population. The project would also collect data on murre diving depths through externally mounted depth recorders.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: View (2,133 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: Argos satellite location data for 10 common murres and 5 tufted puffins tagged at the Barren Islands in July 1995. Location data available through September 1995. Arc Info, Arc Plot, GIS files. Availability: Available on request.