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Current Research Projects:
Data manager, Beach Combers
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Coastal Ocean Mammal & Bird Education and Research Surveys
BeachCOMBERS research objectives are to (1) obtain baseline information on rates of deposition of beachcast birds and mammals, (2) assess causes of seabird and marine mammal mortality, (3) assess abundance of tar balls on beaches, (4) assist resource management agencies in early detection of human-related and natural mortality events, (5) build a network of interacting citizens, scientists, and resource managers, and (6) disseminate information to the public and educational institutions. This long-term monitoring program was established in 1997 and is supported by Science Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Central Coast Marine Bird Health Study
Marine Wildlife and Veterinary Care and Research Center California, Department of Fish and Game, Santa Cruz
The Central Coast Marine Bird Health Study will provide a quantitative demographic assessment of disease and other mortality factors affecting Common Murres and other seabird populations in California. This work will foster cooperation among beach survey programs, scientists and rehabilitation centers. This project is collaboration between Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and Marine Wildlife and Veterinary Care and Research Center California, Department of Fish and Game, Santa Cruz.
Seabird conservation, Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
The Rakiura Tïtï Restoration Project seeks to repair the injury to Sooty Shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) caused by the T/V Command oil spill in 1998 off the central coast of California by eradication of introduced rats from breeding colonies on four southern islands of New Zealand.
Past research experience:
Hannah has studied a variety of nesting seabirds on remote islands of Hawaii, Alaska, Antarctica, and New Zealand. Her research interests include diving behavior, population biology, and conservation of seabirds. She spent three winters at Cape Royds in the Ross Sea, Antarctica (99/00, 2000/01, 2001/02) studying the diving of Adelie Penguins with radio telemetry and dive recorders.
Education:
B.S. Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz (1993) Thesis: A review of the reproductive strategies of Echinodermata. Advisor: Dr. John Pearse
M.S. Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Francisco State University (2004) Diet, demography, and diving behavior of the Common Murre (Uria aalge) in central California
Hannah Nevins
Beach COMBERS
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
8272 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
Ph 831-771-4422, Fax 831-632-4403
hnevins@mlml.calstate.edu
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