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SEANET Volunteer Opportunity

SEANET (Seabird Ecological Assessment Network), of which the Lloyd Center is a key partner with Tufts Veterinary School of Conservation Medicine, brings together interdisciplinary researchers and volunteers in a long-term collaborative effort to identify threats to marine birds in the northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada. Seabirds are very conspicuous organisms in marine ecosystems, and are frequently used as indicators of marine oil pollution, among other threats.

A primary reason for the formation of SEANET and the Lloyd Center’s involvement was the lack of organized reporting of marine bird mortality events in the Northeast, as exists for marine mammals and sea turtles. Numerous threats contribute to mortality, including disease, fisheries operations, development, organic pollutants, heavy metals, and oil pollution.

SEANET serves as an educational vehicle and catalyst for involvement of citizen scientists. For more information about SEANET Volunteer Opportunities, call Jamie Bogart at 508-990-0505 ext. 23, or email him at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.