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Dutch Seabird Group

The DUTCH SEABIRD GROUP (Nederlandse ZeevogelGroep - NZG) is a section of the Netherlands Ornithological Society (Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie - NOU). A number of NZG-working groups is involved in different areas of seabird study such as the Beached Bird Survey group (NSO), the Coastal Seawatching group (CvZ), the Offshore and the Breeding Bird group.

The Dutch Seabird Group aims to be a bonding mechanism between amateur and professional seabird researchers nationally and internationally and strives to disseminate seabird information to non-governmental groups and policy makers that are dealing with the marine environment. To achieve such aims, the Dutch Seabird Group publishes the journal SULA and contributes to the organisation of workshops and symposia.

NZG - Publicaties

 

1987 - 1998   SULA Volumes 1-12 (for index of contents click here)

 

1999 - 2006   Atlantic Seabirds Volumes 1-8: (for titles and abstracts click here)

 

1999 - 2006   Nieuwsbrief NZG Volumes 1-8 (for pdf's of all publiced issues click here )

 

2007   publication year was skipped - no journal published

 

2008 - current   SULA Volume 21 and onwards (for titles and abstracts click here)

 

SULA   -   ISSN: 0926-132X

SULA is a Dutch language journal, but all papers have an English summary and captions to tables and figures. During the years 1999-2006, SULA was replaced by the combination of Atlantic Seabirds, a joint English language journal of the Dutch and British Seabirds Groups, and a Dutch companion newsletter titled Nieuwsbrief NZG. In 2008, the NZG returned to publishing SULA, which started with volume number 21 to emphasize that it follows 12 earlier volumes of SULA and 8 volumes of Atlantic Seabirds plus Nieuwsbrief.

MARINE ORNITHOLOGY

Internationally the NZG participates in the seabird journal 'Marine Ornithology' on which is freely available on the internet: www.marineornithology.org.

Back issues

Back-issues of Atlantic Seabirds are available to members as long as stocks last. Charges are € 4.25 per issue, with reduced prices for larger orders. Please contact for details.

Journal exchange

The Dutch Seabird Group aims to stimulate international information exchange through publication exchange with other seabird groups or journals sufficiently oriented on seabirds or the marine environment. For exchange proposals please contact .

Working Groups

BEACHED BIRD SURVEYS.
The Working group on Beached Bird Surveys (Nederlands Stookolieslachtoffer onderzoek -NSO) co-ordinates regular beached bird surveys in the Netherlands since the 1970's, but the database contains additional much older data. The database is used for research and policy reports on trends in oil pollution off the Dutch coast. For detailed information about the NSO visit the NZG/NSO-site.
NSO-coordinator: Kees Camphuysen.

COASTAL SEA WATCHING
The Coastal Seawatching Group (Club van Zeetrekwaarnemers - CvZ) co-ordinates counts along the Dutch coast and holds the database of hourly counts since 1972. As such, also this database is an importance source of information for science and policy, increasingly suitable to follow long-term changes in avifauna migrating along the Dutch coast. For the best information about the CvZ go to the NZG/CvZ-site.
CvZ-coordinator: Steve Geelhoed.

The Working Group Offshore has been active in co-ordinating volunteer assistance in marine science projects in the North Sea. Currently only professional members are participating in various projects and are on the look-out for opportunities for NZG contributions.

The Working Group Breeding Seabirds has started to organize diet studies of gulls breeding on Texel (from samples regurgitated during ringing). Standard counts for data on distribution and abundance of Dutch seabirds are co-ordinated by SOVON. The Breeding Seabirds group aims to promote activities on seabirds not covered by other organizations.

Marine Mammal Database.
In addition to the seabird activities, the NZG is involved in maintaining records of sightings and stranding of marine mammals. NZG Marine Mammal Database
Database-coordinator: Kees Camphuysen.

For contact details please look at the page of the working groups (in Dutch).

The board

Function	Name(s)
Chairman	Mardik Leopold
Secretary	Jan Andries van Franeker
Treasurer	Yvonne Hermes
Workgroup contacts	Kees Camphuysen, Lieuwe Dijksen, Steve Geelhoed
NZG public relations	Edward Soldaat, Hans Verdaat
SULA Editorial board	Floor Arts, Sophie Brasseur, Kees Camphuysen, Steve Geelhoed, Mardik Leopold, Martin Poot en Edward Soldaat

For contact addresses please look at the page on the board (in Dutch).

Secretary Dutch Seabird Group

J.A. van Franeker
De Houtmanstraat 46
1792 BC Oudeschild-Texel
The Netherlands
Tel:   +31-222-310422
E-mail:  
E-mail is the prefered option for quick and efficient correspondence!

Membership

The foreign membership fee is € 18.50 for 2008 and includes subscription to the NZG-journal SULA (at least 3 issues per volume; in Dutch with English summaries and figure and table captions). With your first issue of SULA you will receive an invoice and earlier issues of the current year.

Interested in a membership?
If you, or your organization, are not yet a member of the Dutch Seabird Group, please mail your name, address, postal code, place and country plus indicate from which year membership has to start.
Membership is always for a year/volume and is automatically prolonged unless you cancel your subscription by email/letter to the secretary. Invoices are sent out with the last issue of each volume of SULA. You may notify us of your cancellation until ultimately 6 weeks after receiving the invoice.
Click here to download the most recent invoice form, which includes payment instructions (by creditcard or bank-tranfer).