1/4 #WSTC6 #PolicySesh​|New approach for #SeabirdTracking data exists to describe nature under a single framework Key Biodiversity Areas Areas and guide decision making in #MarineSpatialPlanning. Trialed by BirdLife Marine #BirdLifeScience. Paper📜: tinyurl.com/y956ym9c

2/4 #WSTC6 #PolicySesh|BirdLife Marine built on the collaborative efforts of numerous #seabird and #seal scientists. Identified KBAs for multiple species. #albatross #penguins #petrels​. Methods: (Lascelles)tinyurl.com/ydxn4w8g + (Handley)tinyurl.com/y956ym9c

3/4 #WSTC6 #PolicySesh|In conjunction with other data sources, BirdLife Marine provided Key Biodiversity Areas Areas used for decision making in #MarineSpatialPlanning by Government SGSSI. Changes to #MPA: gov.gs/32110-2/

4/4 #WSTC6 #PolicySesh|#SeabirdConservation is multifaceted. Pure and applied research is needed. Collaboration is key. HELP OUT seabirdtracking.org. LEARN MORE about #SeabirdConservation: tinyurl.com/udvf4an and BirdLife International , BirdLife Marine: birdlife.org/worldwide/prog…