Pacific Rim Conservation

What Pacific Rim Conservation does

Pacific Rim Conservation (PRC) is a Hawaii-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2000, that delivers hands-on avian conservation services across the Hawaiian archipelago and broader Pacific. The organization runs an integrated stack of field capabilities — predator-proof fence design and construction, predator control and eradication, bird translocation from egg through fledging, biological surveys, structured decision-making management plans, and end-to-end project coordination — and serves federal and state wildlife agencies (USFWS, US Navy, Hawaii DLNR), national wildlife refuges, and partner NGOs.

The underlying technology is field-biological rather than software-centric: PRC has engineered a specific predator exclusion fence specification (2m marine-grade stainless steel, hooded tops, 6mm mouse-proof mesh, underground skirts), with four fences completed between 2011 and 2018 covering 386 acres and 7.5 miles of perimeter. Its translocation protocols cover seven sensitive seabird and passerine species (Nihoa Millerbird, Hawaiian Petrel, Newell's Shearwater, Laysan Albatross, Black-footed Albatross, Bonin Petrel, Tristram's Storm-petrel) using social attraction (decoys + solar-powered sound systems). The organization also operates the Seabird Restoration Database — a global compendium of 851 restoration events across 138 species, 551 locations, and 36 countries — and has published 120+ peer-reviewed papers including a 2023 PNAS article on global seabird restoration.

PRC's revenue model is non-profit philanthropy and grant-funded. Donations flow in via the website (one-time or monthly, with suggested tiers tied to tangible outputs such as $100/foot of fence or $1,000 for a solar sound system), supplemented by merchandise sales through Bonfire and grants/contracts from federal and state agencies and foundations such as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and David and Lucille Packard Foundation. Pricing is not transactional; the organization's go-to-market is community-led, leveraging scientific publications, peer references, and long-tenured agency relationships to win project contracts and donor commitments.

Name

Pacific Rim Conservation

Legal name

Pacific Rim Conservation

Website

https://pacificrimconservation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific Rim Conservation is a Hawaii-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers field-based seabird and forest bird conservation services — including predator-proof fencing, bird translocations, predator control, and biological surveys — to federal and state wildlife agencies, national wildlife refuges, and conservation NGOs across Hawaii and the Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Services

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), Ecological Restoration Planning & Monitoring (Habitat, Wetland, Stream) (EUAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation services
• Seabird restoration
• Predator management
• Ecosystem restoration
• Avian biology research

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Pacific Rim Conservation is a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies on tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations to fund conservation projects. Every dollar donated goes directly to conservation projects.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: Funding from federal and state agencies including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Navy, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for specific conservation projects.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including shirts, hats, mugs, reusable shopping bags through Bonfire online store. A portion of proceeds supports conservation programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pacific Rim Conservation is a non-profit organization that undertakes complex conservation projects in Hawaii and the Pacific focused on avian biology, invasive species management, and ecosystem restoration. It provides direct conservation services including predator-proof fencing design and construction, bird translocation programs, predator control, biological surveys, management plan development, and project coordination, supported by the Seabird Restoration Database, a global knowledge-sharing platform documenting restoration efforts worldwide.

Product overview

Pacific Rim Conservation is a non-profit conservation organization that offers a portfolio of conservation services focused on avian biology, invasive species management, and ecosystem restoration in Hawaii and the Pacific. The core offerings include the Seabird Restoration Database (a global knowledge-sharing platform at seabirddatabase.org), the No Net Loss Initiative (translocation program creating new seabird colonies), and operational services including predator-proof fencing, bird translocation, predator management, biological surveys, management plans, and project coordination. The organization also publishes scientific research and maintains image galleries. All services are conservation-focused rather than technology products, serving government agencies, conservation organizations, and communities rather than commercial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seabird Restoration Database A global compendium of seabird translocation and social attraction efforts, containing data on restoration events across 138 species in 551 locations spanning 36 countries, synthesized from nearly 1,400 resources and consultation with over 300 experts worldwide. Accessible as a searchable web map.
• No Net Loss Initiative A conservation program aimed at protecting seabird nesting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands equivalent to habitat being lost in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands due to climate change, using predator exclusion fencing and bird translocation.
• Predator-Proof Fencing Design, construction, and management of predator exclusion fences for Hawaii's islands, using marine-grade stainless steel materials with hooded tops, 6mm mouse-proof mesh, and underground skirts. As of 2019, four fences completed: Kaena Point (2011), Kilauea Point NWR (2014), James Campbell NWR (2016), and Honouliuli NWR (2018).
• Bird Translocation Services Development of translocation protocols and conduct of bird translocations from egg incubation through fledging for sensitive Hawaiian and Pacific species, including social attraction systems using decoys and sound broadcasts.
• Predator Management Predator control and management projects including successful predator eradications on offshore islets and within fenced areas, using methods including live trapping, snap trapping, and poison bait stations.
• Biological Surveys Scientifically rigorous field surveys including transects, point counts, mist-netting and banding, mark-recapture analysis, nest searching and monitoring, geolocation, and GIS for measuring presence, abundance, and status of bird, bat, plant, and pest populations.
• Management Plans Development of management plans using structured decision-making tools to help partners determine conservation goals and priorities, develop long-term management plans, and implement short-term work plans.
• Project Coordination Holistic project coordination including stakeholder coordination, permitting requirements, meeting facilitation, subcontracting vendors, developing management plans and monitoring protocols, conducting biological surveys, and assisting with public outreach.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% fledging success rate for Hawaiian Petrel and Newell's Shearwater translocations at Nihoku
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2011Primary federal partner for seabird restoration and translocation projects. USFWS has partnered with PRC on the Nihoa Millerbird translocation, albatross colony establishment at James Campbell NWR, and multiple management plan developments including the Hawaiian Bird Conservation Action Plan and Climate Change Addendum for Pacific Regional Seabird Conservation Plan.
• U.S. NavycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai for the Albatross Foster Parent Program, where unwanted albatross eggs (collision hazard near runway) are rescued and translocated. Also partner on No Net Loss initiative and seabird projects at Navy installations.
• Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on the No Net Loss initiative to protect seabird nesting habitat matching land lost to sea level rise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
• American Bird ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with PRC on the Nihoa Millerbird translocation project, which received the 2011 USFWS Endangered Species Recovery Champion Award. Also partner in No Net Loss initiative and various seabird conservation efforts.
• Hawaii Division of Forestry and WildlifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState partner for Oahu Elepaio recovery, predator control programs, and ecosystem restoration projects. Long-standing collaboration on forest bird conservation and seabird monitoring.
• Nature Conservancy of HawaiicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Oahu Elepaio surveys and monitoring, White Tern census project, and conservation planning efforts including Important Bird Areas identification.
• National Audubon SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the Seabird Restoration Database and identifying Important Bird Areas in the Hawaiian Islands. Collaboration through Project Puffin on global seabird restoration knowledge sharing.
• New Zealand Department of ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the Seabird Restoration Database, contributing expertise and data on global seabird translocation and social attraction efforts.
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Seabird Restoration Database project, contributing to the systematic documentation of global seabird restoration efforts.
• Northern Illinois UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Seabird Restoration Database project, contributing research expertise and data synthesis for the global restoration compendium.
• Hawaii Department of Land and Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Kaena Point Ecosystem Restoration Project and rat eradication from Mokuauia Islet. Provides regulatory support and co-management of natural areas.
• Oikonos Ecosystem KnowledgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Red-footed Booby social attraction project at Marine Corps Base Hawaii to relocate nesting colonies away from firing ranges.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (USFWS): Federal funder-partner rather than direct competitor, but the principal donor of seabird and endangered bird recovery work in the Pacific and a key counterpart agency to PRC's projects.

Direct peers

• BirdLife International: Global partnership of bird conservation organizations; highly comparable in mandate (preventing bird species extinctions) and partner of organizations like Audubon that PRC also collaborates with.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: Global wildlife NGO that has awarded PRC climate-mainstreaming grants for the Seabird Restoration Database; runs field conservation and species recovery programs comparable in scope and methodology.
• New Zealand Department of Conservation: Government conservation agency that contributed expertise to PRC's Seabird Restoration Database and runs comparable island translocation, predator control, and seabird recovery programs across New Zealand.
• American Bird Conservancy: U.S.-focused bird conservation NGO that is a direct strategic partner with PRC on the Nihoa Millerbird translocation and No Net Loss initiative, with a comparable portfolio of endangered-species recovery projects across the Americas.
• Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge: Pacific seabird and ecosystem nonprofit partnered with PRC on the Red-footed Booby social-attraction project at Marine Corps Base Hawaii; closely comparable niche nonprofit focused on seabird restoration.
• Island Conservation: Specialist NGO in invasive vertebrate eradication on islands — PRC's closest operational peer, sharing predator removal, fencing, and translocation workflows across Pacific and Caribbean sites.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global biodiversity nonprofit partnering with PRC on Elepaio surveys and IBA identification in Hawaii; comparable land-management, restoration, and partnership-driven model with much larger global footprint.
• National Audubon Society: Major U.S. bird conservation nonprofit that co-developed PRC's Seabird Restoration Database and shares the same donor base and ornithological research mission; both work on seabird colony protection and Important Bird Areas.

Regional players

• Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: Hawaii state agency that co-manages natural areas where PRC works (Kaena Point, Mokuauia) and shares responsibility for predator control, restoration, and seabird monitoring — the state-level equivalent of PRC's mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PacificRimCon
• Facebookfacebook.com/prconservation
• Instagraminstagram.com/pacificrimconservation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prconservation

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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