Hi folks,

Thought perhaps some enterprising young-at-heart birder might be =
interested in the following note that I saw on the Seabird-L list. What =
a great opportunity to do some hard-core pelagic birding....

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 09:59:09 +0000
From: Eric Swenson <ericdoit at oz.net>
To: SEABIRD at UCT.AC.ZA
Cc: birdbycatch at pond.net
Subject: Volunteer observers wanted

WANTED!

VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS=20

Notice to all Seabird 1 and birdbycatch subscribers

New regulations in the North Pacific longlining fleet to minimize bird=20
bycatch are now in effect. Assessing their efficacy and learning more=20
about fishermen/bird interactions is essential for sound management=20
decisions regarding this problem.

To this end, the Seabird Bycatch Project is trying to place qualified=20
observers on a variety of longliners from now until early autumn so that =

as much relevant data as possible can be gathered.=20

Applicants should have on board experience and not be prone to=20
seasickness. Ideally, we will be able to attract trained observers able=20
to provide valid information about seabird interactions and the effect=20
of various seabird avoidance techniques used throughout the fleet and=20
the season.=20

At this stage we are able to provide only room and board while on=20
assignment, although anybody coming through Seattle is certainly welcome =

to free housing here too.=20

If you are interested in participating, please briefly sketch your=20
experience and interest and specify your availability. Keep this=20
information to one page, and send it to ericdoit at oz.net.

Notice also the message to follow from the skipper of the 70' longliner=20
"Masonic." Mark Lundsten still has a couple of observer spots left in=20
the next few months. Contact him directly, but please cc me so that I=20
can monitor and redirect if necessary. I will try to put together=20
volunteers with skippers.

Thank you,

Eric Swenson

ericdoit at oz.net
Seabird Bycatch Project
13723 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 367-4151

Subject:=20
Fwd: schedule for observers=20
Date:=20
Sat, 26 Apr 97 09:49 EST=20
From:=20
Mark Lundsten <0002109017 at mcimail.com>
To:=20
Eric Swenson <ericdoit at oz.net>

This message should apply to Nigel Brothers too. Please try to make
that happen if you can, Eric. I have not contacted him and hope that
you can pass this on for me. Thanks. Mark

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Forwarded Message


I have no one scheduled yet for the 3 trips from mid-May - early-June
or for the one trip in mid-July. I do have an enthusiastic federal
observer lined up for now until about May 12 and another for early
July. Vivian Mendenhall at FWS is drafting a data collection sheet for
us as a pilot program. I hope someone besides the fed observers gets
to use it. Please contact my wife Teru if you're still interested. I
fly out this morning but am accessible by satellite coms.

Mark S. Lundsten
F/V Masonic

2109017 at mcimail.com

1939-Eighth Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119

206-284-9158
fax 206-282-6175

UPDATE: NIGEL BROTHERS WILL BE ON THE MASONIC'S MID-JULY TRIP SO THAT=20
THIS TIME IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

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