Who We Are?

Chris’s seabird research has involved a lot of time at sea amassing seabird observations, and together with visits to island locations, provided much-needed information about seabird populations in northern New Zealand. His collaborative efforts in perfecting at-sea capture techniques have led to the discovery of the breeding site for the NZ storm petrel, the discovery of a new species of seabird in Chile (Pincoya storm-petrel), and research into another storm petrel in the Galapagos. Chris is a founding trustee of the Northern NZ Seabird Trust, which aims to support seabird research and restoration projects.