Isfjorden

Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, with sparse vegetation except around the seabird colonies, Svalbard’s arctic climate is somewhat mitigated by warm Atlantic waters.

28 seabird species are registered as regular breeders in Spitsbergen, the most numerous being: Little auks, fulmars, brünnich’s guillemots and kittiwakes.

Isfjorden (78.253°N x 15.508°E) has been a SEAPOP key-site since 2005, for Brünnich’s guillemots and little auks but monitoring of kittiwakes was initiated in 2008.

GLS loggers have been deployed on seabirds in Isfjorden since 2008 but the area became a SEATRACK site in 2014.

Currently it’s only kittiwakes and Atlantic puffins being tagged in Isfjorden.