2021 Alaska Seabird Die-Off Update
As of September 2021, ~2,200 seabird carcasses have been reported and the die-off remains a concern for rural communities that rely on the marine ecosystem for subsistence.
Photo: Hillary Burgess
Blog: Beached Birds
COASSTers are always up to something! Find stories about our participants, updates about beached bird or marine debris research, and read about the latest activities of the COASST office staff and interns.
200 birds and counting!
In the two+ decades since our beached bird surveys began, COASSTers have reported more than 200 different species – some of which we have recorded tens-of-thousands of times! (Hello Common Murre!) You can check out
Story Map: how marine heatwaves are changing ocean ecosystems
What we learned from a massive seabird die-off in the north Pacific The following story is based on a published article by John Piatt at the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center in collaboration with coauthors. The