The Sea Duck Joint Venture is a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
There are 15 species of sea ducks in North America.
Sea ducks are the most poorly understood group of waterfowl.
Sea ducks are relatively difficult to study because many live offshore or in the Arctic.
Most sea duck species are below historic levels or their status is unknown.
Four populations of sea ducks are federally listed as threatened or endangered in the U.S. or Canada.
The Sea Duck Joint Venture provides funding to partners in support of sea duck research and monitoring.
Sea ducks may act as barometers of environmental change.
Satellite tracking has shown that some North American sea ducks winter in Greenland, Russia, and Japan.
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