In August 2024, the Pacific Flyway Council (Council) adopted a revised brant population objective and harvest strategy. Whereas prior harvest management decisions for brant were based on the 3-year running average of the Winter Brant Survey (WBS), the Council approved replacing the WBS with the...
The Arctic Coastal Plain Aerial Breeding Population Survey (ACP Survey) provides data on the distribution and relative abundance of 33 bird species (including 29 waterbird species) that nest in northern Alaska. Among those reported are species of conservation concern, including threatened...