Home News A female (left) and male (right) common eider in drift ice. Photo © Sébastien Descamps Sea ice affects population dynamics in common eiders April 24, 2025 Melting ice creates barriers for an important predator. Adult Northern fulmar Photo © Erlend Lorentzen, Norwegian Polar Institute Bycatch of Northern fulmars in Norwegian longline fisheries April 3, 2025 The risk of bycatch is shown to vary in time and space, but the population effects of the bycatch remain unclear. Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) in a colony at Røst. Photo © Tycho Anker-Nilssen Breeding conditions affect colony attendance in Atlantic puffins January 6, 2025 A 33-year time series reveals sexual differences in Atlantic puffin breeding behaviour as a result of changing conditions for breeding. Map of SEATRACK fieldwork locations pr November 6, 2024. Map © SEATRACK New SEATRACK web pages December 9, 2024 On its own domain, and with a new layout and new possibilities. More news Maps and dataInsight into distribution- and time series data SEATRACK Migration patterns outside the breeding season GPS trackingSeabird habitat use during the breeding season Register data Data reporting to the seabird mapping authority SEAPOP Short Report Key-site monitoring in Norway 2023. Latest publications Path analysis reveals combined winter climate and pollution effects on the survival of a marine top predator Stay or go? Changing breeding conditions affect sexual difference in colony attendance strategies of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica Key-site monitoring in Norway 2023, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Spatial distribution of selenium-mercury in Arctic seabirds Intracolony variability in winter feeding and migration strategies of Atlantic puffins and black‑legged kittiwakes More Publications