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Recently posted sea duck research, articles and presentations	Author(s)
Avian Energy Balance and Thermoregulation
Nocturnal Foraging Behavior of Wintering Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters	Lewis, Tyler L., Esler, Daniel, Boyd W. Sean, Zydelis, Ramunas
Do wintering Harlequin Ducks Forage Nocturnally at High Latitudes	Rizzolo, Daniel J., Esler, Daniel, Roby, Daniel D., Jarvis, Robert L.
Recommendations for Establishing Population Objectives for Sea Ducks
Classification and Evolutionary Relationships of the Sea Ducks	Johnsgard, Paul A.
Investigating the wintering ecology of surf scoters and long-tailed ducks	Perry, Matthew C. , Lohnes, Edward J. R. , Wells, A M., Osenton, P.C. , Kidwell, D M.
Patterns of Habitat Use of Sea Ducks Wintering In SE Newfoundland	Goudie, R. I., Ankney C.D.
Mechanisms of Population Heterogeneity Among Molting Common Mergansers on Kodiak Island , Alaska: Implications for Genetic Assessments of Migratory Connectivity	John M. Pearce, Denny Zwiefelhofer, and Nate Maryanski
Silent Stressors: Sublethal Inorganic Contaminants in Pacific Scoters	Jessica L. Hallman, and Marjorie L. Brooks,
Barrows Goldeneye Assessment	Meehan, Amy

Tremendous foresight

Sea ducks, are migratory birds, governed and protected by The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918.

The countries; Canada, the United States (1916), Mexico (1936), Japan (1972) and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (1976) signed on to treaties for international protection of Migratory Birds that migrate between these countries.

Management must consider: "due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of migratory flight" (16 U.S.C. 704).

This site uses these farsighted considerations developed almost 100 years ago for a management template.

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Seaducks.org is dedicated to elevating the status and knowledge of sea ducks so that, together, we can make sound, scientific management decisions to help these species thrive.