SEAPOP
SEAPOP (SEAbird POPulations) is a seabird monitoring programme which began back in 2005. The programme combines the long-term demographic monitoring of various populations with diet and tracking studies in order to determine the mechanisms which govern the population dynamics and prevalence of the seabirds.
In Svalbard and Jan Mayen, seven species are being monitored: common guillemot, thick-billed guillemot, kittiwake, glaucous gull, ivory gull, great skua and little auk. Fulmar, northern gannet and puffins are also being monitored.