50th Pacific Seabird Group 2023 Conference

Bella Ah-Moo ’25, Lucas Florsheim ’24, Eliana Prosnitz ’24, and Eli Taub ’25 along with co-authors Leilani Fowlke, Lindsay Young, and Karnovsky, presented the poster, “Foraging in a Plastic Ocean: Characterization of Natural and Non-Natural Diet Items Ingested by Laysan Albatross.” Jacob Ligorria ’23 presented part of his senior thesis in the poster, “Hake, Herring or Saury? Common Terns Use Distinct Foraging Areas for Different Fish in the Gulf of Maine” with co-authors Keenan Yakola and Karnovsky. Two Sagehen alums, Kristina McOmber ’12, and Clare Flynn ’19 presented their graduate research. Ligorria’23 won Honorable mention for best undergraduate student poster and Flynn ’19 won Honorable Mention for best doctorate student poster.