Following Yelkouan Shearwater Project activities are continuing in different cities under different sub-projects
The Bosporus
Counting Yelkouan shearwaters each year in the first week of February
Izmir - Sigacik
Collecting seabird by-catch data by working with fishermen from Sigacik Fisheries Cooperative
- Boat based observation of seabird by-catch during fishing operations
- Questionnaire surveys to fishermen after fishing operations
- Awareness activities with fishermen
Aegean Coast - Various Cities
Collecting seabird by-catch data by working with fishermen using long-line fishing
- Questionnaire surveys to fishermen after fishing operations
Initiating seabird-by-catch monitoring programme
- Promoting project activities in universities to call for volunteers
- Coordinating volunteers to collect seabird by-catch data
