Sea Duck Joint Venture

A Conservation Partnership under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan

Sea Duck Joint Venture

Sea Duck Joint Venture
The Sea Duck Joint Venture supports conservation through science.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Sea ducks are a unique group of birds of arctic and coastal habitats.

Photo: Mark Lindberg/USFWS

Numbers of many sea ducks are declining.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Two sea duck populations are listed as Threatened in the US and two are Species of Special Concern in Canada.

Photo: Mark Lindberg/USFWS

The Sea Duck Joint Venture provides funding to partners in support of sea duck research and monitoring.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Sea ducks reflect the health of coastal areas.

 

The SDJV’s Key Sites Habitat Atlas identifies the most important habitats for sea ducks in North America.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Satellite tracking has shown that some North American sea ducks winter in Greenland, Russia, and Japan.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Sea ducks are sensitive to human disturbance and coastal development.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

SDJV promotes science to help make better decisions about conservation and management.

Photo: Tim Bowman/USFWS

Sea ducks are a large group of waterfowl that, relative to other waterfowl species, we know little about. Some sea duck populations are declining or have lower numbers than they did historically, and they depend on sensitive coastal, arctic, and boreal habitats throughout the continent.

The Sea Duck Joint Venture

We are a bi-national conservation partnership of organizations committed to maintaining sustainable populations of North American sea ducks throughout their ranges.

We promote the conservation of North American sea ducks through partnerships by providing greater knowledge and understanding for effective population and habitat conservation and management.

Sea Duck Joint Venture Partner Organizations

Ducks Unlimited Canada

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Mission

The Sea Duck Joint Venture promotes the conservation of all North American sea ducks through partnerships by providing greater knowledge and understanding for effective population and habitat conservation and management.