Effects of a Hazing-Light System on Migration and Collision Avoidance of Eiders at an Artificial Oil-Production Island, Arctic Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Day, Robert H., Prichard, Alexander K., Rose, John R., Streever, Bill, Swem, Ted
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Northstar Island; Chukchi; Prudhoe Bay; Sea ice; Somateria mollissima; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4628; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/67666/51562

During migration, Common and King Eiders (Somateria mollissima and S. spectabilis) cross the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas of Arctic Alaska. Because they may become attracted to lights, eiders are susceptible to collision with structures, including offshore oil facilities. We used ornithological radar i...