This guest blog by Dr. Jenn Lavers from Adrift Lab reflects on 25 years of seabird research on Lord Howe Island. From dawn beach surveys to late-night monitoring, Jenn shares how community support — including Living Ocean and Baillie Lodges’ Spirit of Mateship Program — has made this vital conservation science possible.

Living Ocean is proud to deepen our partnership with Adrift Lab, supporting world-leading research into the devastating impact of plastic pollution on flesh-footed shearwaters. With new funding from Capella Lodge and Baillie Lodges, this work is helping reveal the true cost of plastic on ocean life — and calling for urgent global action.