Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results

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Plan Title Plan Stage Plan Lead Region (FWS) Plan Lead Office (FWS) Species Common Name Species Scientific Name Action Priority Action Number Action Description Action Status Estimated Initiation Date Estimated Completion Date Action Lead Agencies Responsible Parties Work Types Labor Types Comments Implementation Activity Number Implementation Activity Description Implementation Activity Status Implementation Activity Estimated Initiation Date Implementation Activity Estimated Completion Date Implementation Activity Labor Types Implementation Activity Work Types Implementation Activity Responsible Parties Implementation Activity Comments Implementation Activity Species
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 1.3 Monitor the use of lead shot by checking hunters and local stores for availability of lead shot. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Law Enforcement Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Action is included in Task 15b (4.3 on this list); removed from task list.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.1 Characterize locations and use of marine habitats, especially in the Chukchi Sea. Ongoing Current FY 2008 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Habitat Requirements Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority 1
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.2 Continue the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Nest Plot Survey and Aerial Breeding Pair Survey used together to provide a nest population estimate. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority 3
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 3.3 Examine effects of pond salinity on spectacled eiders (especially ducklings). Partially Complete FY 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Habitat Requirements Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Included in task 18.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 5.1 Continue education program involving villages, barge companies, and others in areas of eider concentrations in an effort to prevent the chronic and acute oiling of spectacled eiders Discontinued FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Information and Education Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 26
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 6.1 Continue studies to increase understanding of the incidence and impact of diseases on eiders. Ongoing Not Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Disease Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 20c
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 9.2 Evaluate and reduce impacts of commercial fishing on spectacled eiders in the Bering Sea, particularly in Critical Habitat south of St. Lawrence Island. Ongoing Not Current FY 2009 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Monitor and Estimate Bycatch Labor type not yet selected 2009 - Moved to medium priority.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A1. Designate and support a Regional Eider Coordinator to oversee recovery plan implementation Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A10. Ensure compliance with the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A10.1. Implement sections 7, 9, and 10 of the Endangered Species Act Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A10.2. Monitor scientific collecting of eggs and birds, and sea duck sport hunting within Spectacled Eider range Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A10.3. Ban collecting eider eggs for avicultural purposes within Spectacled Eider nesting range Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A10.4 Investigate incidental take by commercial fisheries Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A11. Investigate the extent of international trade Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A12. Reduce predation on Spectacled Eiders and their eggs at selected sites Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A12.1 Initiate control of foxes in selected Spectacled Eider nesting habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A12.2 Initiate control of Glaucous Gulls in selected Spectacled Eider nesting habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A12.3 Investigate and, if feasible, implement mechanisms to reduce artificial food sources to reduce predator numbers on Spectacled Eider nesting grounds Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A13 Conduct experimental translocation of both wild and captive-reared eiders to assess the feasibility of this method for recolonizing vacated areas Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A14. Maintain a captive flocks program to support the recovery effort for Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A15. Produce a handbook summarizing all information on identifying, ageing, and sexing Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A2. Verify the recovery objectives and periodically update the recovery plan Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A2.1 Prepare a technical report on population modeling and viability simulations, and their applications in recovery objectives Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A3. Conduct a status review for each population Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A4. Provide Native organizations with opportunities for participation in the decision-making process in implementing the Spectacled Eider Recovery Plan Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A4.1 Develop Memoranda of Agreement between the Service, Native Organizations, and ADF&G to implement the Spectacled Eider Recovery Plan. Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A4.1.1. Develop and implement a Memorandum of Agreement on the YKD Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Native Alaskan Representatives and Organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A4.1.2. Develop and implement a Memorandum of Agreement on the NS Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Native Alaskan Representatives and Organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A4.1.3. Develop and implement a Memorandum of Agreement for the Bering Strait Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Native Alaskan Representatives and Organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A5. Designate a Native Liaison who would facilitate communication between Native organizations, the Recovery Team, government agencies and researchers, and affected villages Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A6. Develop and coordinate information and education activities Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A7. Evaluate the Memoranda of Agreement annually Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A7.1. Evaluate and recommend revision of Memoranda of Agreement activities where appropriate Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Recovery Team, Native Alaskan Representatives and Organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A7.2. Promulgate regulations pursuant to section 10(e)(4) of the Endangered Species Act to prohibit take of Spectacled Eiders by Alaska Natives for subsistence purposes Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A8. Continue routine law enforcement under the closed season policy for administration of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A9. Eliminate the use of lead shot for hunting within Spectacled Eider habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A9.1. Explore and implement mechanisms for reducing availability of lead shot and increasing availability and reducing the cost of non-toxic shot in rural Alaska Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A9.2. Continue hunter information on non-toxic shot throughout rural areas where Spectacled Eiders occur Ongoing Current Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 A9.3. Promulgate regulations prohibiting use of lead shot for all hunting within Spectacled Eider range, beginning with the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Native Alaskan Representatives and Organizations Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1. Delineate and monitor breeding populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.1. Determine the breeding range and relative abundance of Spectacled Eiders on the NS Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.2. Determine the breeding range and relative abundance of Spectacled Eiders in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.2.1. Complete geographically extensive surveys across AR Complete Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.2.2. Quantify breeding population size on the Indigirka River Delta, AR Complete Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.3. Determine the breeding range and relative abundance of Spectacled Eiders on St . Lawrence Island Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4. Monitor trends and generate breeding pair abundance estimates for the three breeding populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.1. Develop methods for determining visibility correction factors Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.1.1. Develop visibility correction factor methods for the YKD aerial survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.1.2. Develop visibility correction factor methods for the NS aerial survey Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.1.3. Develop visibility correction factor methods for the AR aerial survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.1.4. Develop nest detection correction factor methods for the YKD ground plot nest survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.2. Monitor trends in the three populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.2.2. Continue the YKD coastal breeding pair survey or implement alternative Spectacled Eider survey as determined in B1.4.2.1. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.2.3. Continue YKD ground plot survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.2.4. Design and implement a NS survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B1.4.2.5. Design and implement an AR survey Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2. Delineate at-sea range and relative abundance of Spectacled Eiders by breeding population Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2.1 Delineate non-breeding distributions of Spectacled Eiders with satellite telemetry Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2.1.1. Implement YKD satellite transmitter proect Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2.1.2. Implement NS satellite transmitter project Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2.1.3. Implement AR satellite transmitter proiect Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B2.2. Identify, describe and monitor use of at-sea habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B3. Quantitatively describe at-sea habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B4. Quantitatively describe breeding habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B4.1. Describe nesting and brood-rearing habitats on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B4.2. Describe nesting and brood-rearing habitats on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 B4.3. Describe nesting and brood-rearing habitats on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C1. Determine age structure of Spectacled Eider populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2. Describe Spectacled Eider reproduction and survival rates Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1. Quantify annual survival and fecundity of adult females Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.1. Implement adult female and brood survivorship studies on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.1.1 Conduct adult female and brood survivorship studies at Hock Slough and Kigigak Island on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.1.2. Identify a study site on the YKD free of accumulated lead shot for a study of adult female and brood survivorship Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.1.3. Conduct adult female and brood survivorship study at lead free study site on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.2. Implement adult female and brood survivorship study on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.1.3. Implement adult female and brood survivorship study in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.2. Quantify juvenile survival from fledging to recruitment, and determine age at first breeding and natal philopatry Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.2.1. Implement juvenile survivorship study on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.2.2. Implement juvenile survivorship study on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.2.3. Implement juvenile survivorship study in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.3. Determine location and timing of juvenile mortality from fledging to one year Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.3.1. Implement juvenile post-fledging mortality study on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.3.2. Implement juvenile post-fledging mortality study on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.3.3. Implement juvenile post-fledging mortality study in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.4. Quantify duckling mortality Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.4.1. Assess and modify methods for radio-tracking hens on the YKD to monitor brood mortality Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.4.2. Implement radio-tracking of hens on the NS to monitor brood mortality Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.4.3. Implement radio-tracking of hens in AR to monitor brood mortality Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.5. Monitor brood production Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.5.1. Monitor brood production on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.5.2. Monitor brood production on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.5.3. Monitor brood production in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.6. Quantify clutch sizes and nest and egg survival rates Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.6.1. Monitor nesting success on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.6.2. Monitor nesting success on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C2.6.3. Monitor nesting success in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C3. Evaluate the impact of biological studies on eider hatching success and brood survival Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C3.1. Evaluate the effects of nasal markers Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C3.2. Evaluate the impacts of nesting studies Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C3.3. Convene a workshop to develop methods for evaluating other research-related effects Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C4. Refine the demographic model for Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5. Summarize and evaluate available information on potential causes of decline and obstacles to recovery Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.1. Prepare summary report about environmental contaminants Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.10 Prepare summary report on diseases and parasites Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.2. Prepare summary report about competition for food and loss of food supplies due to benthic disturbance Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.3. Prepare summary report about harvest Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.4. Prepare summary report about predation Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.5. Prepare summary report about Bering Sea Fisheries Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.6. Prepare summary report about industrial development on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.7. Prepare summary report about human disturbance Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.8 . Prepare summary report about changes in long-term weather patterns and current weather patterns Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 C5.9 Prepare summary report about chronic oiling from bilge pumping in Spectacled Eider wintering habitat Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D1. Determine contaminants levels in the three Spectacled Eider populations Complete Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D3. Determine contaminant levels in primary prey species and substrates Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D3.1. Determine contaminant levels in primary marine prey species and substrates Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D3.2. Determine contaminant levels in primary breeding season prey species and substrates Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D4. Investigate the frequency of exposure to ingested lead shot of Spectacled Eiders and other species that use Spectacled Eider feeding habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D4.1. Screen for exposure to lead within the YKD breeding population Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D4.2. Screen for exposure to lead within NS breeding population Complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D4.3. Screen for exposure to lead within AR breeding population. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D5. Investigate extent of lead shot occurrence in Spectacled Eider foraging habitats within nesting range Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D5.1 Investigate lead shot distribution and density on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D5.2. Investigate lead shot distribution and density on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D5.3. Investigate lead shot distribution and density in AR Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D6. Investigate lead shot persistence and availability to foraging eiders in coastal wetland habitats Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D6.1. Investigate lead shot persistence and availability on the YKD. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D6.2. Investigate lead shot persistence and availability on the NS Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D7. Determine contaminant sources. transport modes. and uptake mechanisms Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 D8. Design and implement a monitoring program to assess contaminant levels in each population over time Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 E1. Assess eider diets in marine habitats used during summer, molting, fall staging. winter, and spring staging Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 E1.1. Assess food habits from incidentally obtained data. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 E1.2 Develop means of capturing live Spectacled Eiders for marine diet sampling. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 E1.3. Determine food habits in marine environments Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 F1. Assess annual subsistence harvest of Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 F1.1. Re-analyze subsistence harvest data of Spectacled Eiders on the YKD and redesign I~UUY~YL Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 F1.2. Continue Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and St. Lawrence Island subsistence harvest surveys Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 F1.3. Determine harvest levels on the NS and in the Bering Strait region (other than St . Lawrence Island) Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 F1.4. Assess the feasibility of initiating a harvest survey in Russia Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 G1. Assess fox predation levels on Spectacled Eider productivity Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 G2. Evaluate Spectacled Eider population-wide control of foxes as a means to improve reproductive success of Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 G3. Determine gull foraging patterns and population trends on the YKD Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 G4. Evaluate population-wide control of gulls as a means to improve reproductive success of Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 H1. Determine population structure and gene flow between the major breeding population Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 H2. Assess evidence for ecological and genetic distinctness of the YKD, NS, and AR populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 H3 Determine genetic variability within each of three nesting populations Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I1. Screen eiders for diseases and parasites Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I2 Investigate physiological condition of Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I2.1. Collect standard blood panels Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I2.2 Determine and evaluate body condition indices for Spectacled Eiders Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I2.3. Evaluate the physiological condition of Spectacled Eiders throughout the year Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 I2.4. Compare distributions of Spectacled Eider body condition with those of related species Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.14 Aerial surveys in Arctic Russia (repeat survey methods from 1993-1995) Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.15 Repeat Norton Sound molting survey Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.16 Mechigmentskaya Bay surveys (aerial) Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.19 Monitor productivity at Hock Slough, YKD Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.21 Monitor recruitment at North Slope Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 15.4 Examine breeding season diets of SPEI (added January 2006). Partially Complete FY 2007 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Dietary Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 15.5 Maintain captive flock of spectacled eiders. Ongoing Current FY 2005 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Propagation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 3.5 Study environmental patterns and processes on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to guide management actions such as predator control (SPEI) and re-introduction (STEI) (added January 2006) Ongoing Not Current FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 3.6 How may changes in winter ice conditions affect eiders Ongoing Current FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Habitat Requirements Labor type not yet selected 2009 - removed by team as completed
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 5.3 In cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, develop Best Management Practices protocol for fuel shipping and transfer in areas used by spectacled eiders. Discontinued FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 13.2 Investigate competition with walrus south of St. Lawrence Island Partially Complete FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Competition Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 13.3 Evaluate patterns of distribution and population change and density dependence and competition between geese and spectacled eiders. Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Competition Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.22 Nest plot surveys on North Slope Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.23 Nest plot surveys in Arctic Russia (Chaun Delta, Irigiarika Delta) Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.24 Aerial survey on St. Lawerence Island Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.25 Aerial survey on N. Seward peninsula Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.26 Monitor annual survival at Indigirka River Delta, Arctic Russia Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.27 Monitor productivity at Indigirka River Delta, Arctic Russia Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.28 Monitor recruitment at Indigirka River Delta, Arctic Russia Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Competition Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 15.6 Develop techniques for diet assessment. Complete FY 2007 FY 2017 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Dietary Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 1.1 Improve education efforts across the range of the spectacled eider to eliminate take and the use of lead shot. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Information and Education Labor type not yet selected 2010-Priority 8
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 1.2 Continue monitoring spectacled eider blood lead levels in areas where information is lacking, such as the North Slope and Russia, and monitor lead levels periodically throughout the range of the eider. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 12a
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 12.1 Continue education program on the effects of ATVs on spectacled eider breeding habitats on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Ongoing Not Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Information and Education Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 25
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 13.1 Investigate competition with walrus in eastern Chukchi Sea. Partially Complete Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Competition Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 15c
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 1.4 Start shot settling study on the North Slope. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority Medium
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.11 Conduct productivity and survival study of spectacled eiders in Arctic Russia comparable to the study conducted at Kigigak Island, Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta. Discontinued FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 27b
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.12 Prepare a report to the recovery team summarizing information on the mortality rate of eiders implanted with transmitters with percutaneous antennae. Complete FY 2006 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: General Labor type not yet selected Complete - removed from task list.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.3 Capture and mark adult female spectacled eiders nesting on Kigigak Island, Yukon Delta NWR to estimate annual survival. Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority 7
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.4 Determine whether Ledyard Bay is a staging and molting area for North Slope or Arctic Russia breeding populations. Partially Complete FY 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 7
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.5 Repeat the survey of the wintering area every 5-10 years after 2010. Ongoing Current FY 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 10b
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.6 Continue the Arctic Coastal Plain Survey. Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 14
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.7 Monitor recruitment of spectacled eiders on Kigigak Island, Yukon Delta NWR. Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 20a
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.8 Monitor productivity of spectacled eiders on Kigigak Island, Yukon Delta NWR. Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 20b
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 14.9 Repeat Norton Sound molting survey. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 20d
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 15.1 Explore hypothesis that sub-adults winter separately from adults. Partially Complete Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 12b
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 15.2 Evaluate factors affecting duckling growth and survival, including changes in salinity. Partially Complete FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Other Information Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Task 26b was incorporated into this task. Priority is 18.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 15.3 Determine cause and population effects of egg inviability. Partially Complete FY 2005 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Disease Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 19
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 16.1 Develop technique and identify information needs for evaluating cumulative effects of human development on spectacled eiders. Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Other Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 27a
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 1.8 Work toward the prohibition of lead shot on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta (all seasons and all quarries). Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Regulations Labor type not yet selected
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 2.1 Evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of fox control on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta where foxes may be affecting spectacled eiders. Complete FY 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Predator and Competitor Control Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 2, not yet removed from task list by recovery team
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 2.2 Evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of gull control on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta where gulls may be affecting spectacled eiders. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Predator and Competitor Control Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 15a
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 3.1 Evaluate and predict effects of environmental change in marine habitats on spectacled eiders. Partially Complete FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority 5
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 3.2 Evaluate and predict effects of environmental change in breeding areas on spectacled eiders. Partially Complete FY 2009 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority 6
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 4.1 Increase education efforts across the range of the spectacled eider to eliminate take. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Information and Education Labor type not yet selected 2009 - Combined with task 8b (now task #8: Improve education efforts across the range of the spectacled eider to eliminate take and the use of lead shot)
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 4.2 Develop a subsistence harvest monitoring program with the appropriate evaluation instrument to reliably quantify the take of spectacled eiders throughout their range Not Started FY 2009 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Regulations Labor type not yet selected 2010- Priority 10a
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 4.3 In concert with education efforts, improve law enforcement across the range of the spectacled eider to eliminate take and the use of lead shot. Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Law Enforcement Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 15b (combined with former task 28a: monitor the use of lead shot by checking hunters and local stores for availability of lead shot).
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 8.1 Develop and distribute education materials to educate researchers working in spectacled eider breeding areas as to their obligations under the ESA and identify the actions they should take to minimize the impacts of their studies on spectacled eiders. Ongoing Current FY 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Information and Education Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 27c
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 1 9.1 Evaluate and reduce impacts from oil and gas activities on spectacled eiders in the Chukchi Sea, particularly in Critical Habitat in Ledyard Bay. Ongoing Current FY 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Other: Administration Internal Technical Assistance 2008- Priority 4
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 10.1 Summarize existing information on effects of eider collisions with structures into one document Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Management Techniques Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 10.2 Studies to determine best lighting regime for platforms/boats/towers/turbines Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Management Techniques Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 11.1 Periodic monitoring of eggs/birds for contaminants (including PBDE and other emerging contaminants) Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 11.2 Continue captive studies on metals (COEI as surrogate or SPEI from captive flock overflow) Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.13 Develop a visibility correction factor for the North Slope Eider Survey. Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Surveys Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.18 Monitor annual survival at Hock Slough, YKD Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 14.20. Monitor productivity at North Slope Ongoing Current Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 1.5 Continue the lead shot settling study currently underway on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected Complete - removed from task list.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 1.6 Identify source of lead in North Slope birds. Complete FY 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected Complete - removed from task list (2010)
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 1.7 Conduct a study to determine if lead is consumed via selection as grit or food Complete FY 2010 Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected Complete - removed from task list (2010)
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 3.4 SPEI winter energetics study Partially Complete Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: General Labor type not yet selected 2009 - moved to high priority but not yet ranked.
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 5.2 Provide updated information regarding eider concentration areas and spill response strategies to appropriate agencies/organizations so Response Plans (geographic and Local) can be revised; also identify rehabilitation requirements/conditions and obligations and protocols for handling oiled birds. (Task changed to M at January 2006 meeting) Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 5.4 Encourage development of spill clean-up in broken ice Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 7.1 Initiate government to government (Alaska to Chukotka) discussions regarding duck management relative to hunting spectacled eiders, particularly where such hunting affects American breeding populations. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: International Cooperation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 7.2 Investigate the Red Data Book criteria for listing species in the Chukotka Red Book and contact the Committee for Nature Conservation to request consideration of including the spectacled (and Steller's) eiders on the Red Book List; focus particularly on areas where American breeding birds spend time in Russia. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: International Cooperation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 7.3 Develop (translate, adapt Alaska/U.S.) information and education materials on listed eiders and make them available in Russia, focusing particularly on areas in Russia where American breeding populations spend time. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: International Cooperation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 7.4 Investigate developing cooperative efforts with eastern Chukotkan native groups to conduct education efforts and harvest surveys. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: International Cooperation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 7.5 Bilateral treaty talks (education). Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: International Cooperation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 8.2 Evaluate researcher impact of intensive study site at Kigigak Island. Partially Complete FY 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Management Techniques Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 2 8.3 Conduct a tower-based multi-species visitor disturbance study. Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Management Techniques Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 11.3 Radionuclids/nuclear fallout - put this issue to rest (sample winter prey) Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Environmental Contaminants Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 12.2 Reduce number of trails through select trail improvement Partially Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 13.4 Summary report on whether competition is a problem and how would we manage it Obsolete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Competition Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Removed from list as it is addressed by more specific tasks such as #15c (competition with walrus).
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.10. Monitor for annual survival on the North Slope. Not Started U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2010 - Priority 24
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 14.17 Monitor recruitment at Hock Slough, YKD Discontinued FY 1995 - FY 1999 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority M
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 2.3 Implement local fox/gull/raven control on North Slope Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Predator and Competitor Control Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 2.4 Investigate whether fisheries enhance SPEI predator populations Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Predator and Competitor Control Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 3.7 Examine historical middens to determine whether population oscillations have occurred Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research: Population Assessment Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 5.5 Evaluate relative risks of wind/fossil fuel energy to SPEI Ongoing Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Planning Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 5.6 Evaluate impacts of spills on SPEI in Beaufort Ongoing Current Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 9.3 Obtain bycatch information from gillnet fisheries in Kolyma, Indiyirka, Mechigmenski (subsistence mostly). Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L
Spectacled Eider F 7 Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office (907) 456-0203 Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 3 9.4 Investigate feasibility of having at-sea processors dispose of fish offal (a supplemental food source for gulls) beneath the surface where it is unavailable to most non-diving seabirds, including gulls. Not Started Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management: Reduce Threats in/to Marine Habitats Labor type not yet selected 2008- Priority L