NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Keystone Initiative - Birds

Project Title: Viewing Albatrosses From Space: Using Satellite Imagery To Count Nesting Birds (HI)

Organization:

Oregon State University

Project ID:

0105.16.051225

Award Amount:

$119604.59

Location:

Study sites will include albatross colonies in Hawaii (Midway Atoll and Oahu) and Japan (Torishima and the Senakaku Islands). Digital image processing will occur at Oregon State University’s main campus in Corvallis and the Hatfield Marine Science Center.