An A320 captain reported seagulls 200 ft to 400 ft above a bait or buy boat about one-eighth to one-...

Attributes
ACN	966697
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BOS.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 1800
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

On approach to 4R noticed that directly below us in the harbor was a 'bait/buy' boat. In a former life I worked on a crab boat. These bait or buy boats tend to attract a lot of seagulls. I am sure that I spotted at least 20-30 gulls feeding and flying around the boat; which was directly below the approach to 4R (approx 1/8-1/4 mile from end of runway at approximately 200-400 ft). I do not know if the mass port authority or airport authority has any control or influence over this; but it would seem like a very dangerous situation to be intentionally attracting this many birds directly below a very busy approach path.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Captain reported seagulls 200 FT to 400 FT above a bait or buy boat about one-eighth to one-quarter of a mile from BOS Runway 4R. The boat and birds could pose a threat to arriving aircraft.

Narrative: On approach to 4R noticed that directly below us in the harbor was a 'bait/buy' boat. In a former life I worked on a crab boat. These bait or buy boats tend to attract a LOT of seagulls. I am sure that I spotted at least 20-30 gulls feeding and flying around the boat; which was directly below the approach to 4R (approx 1/8-1/4 mile from end of Runway at approximately 200-400 FT). I do not know if the Mass Port Authority or Airport Authority has any control or influence over this; but it would seem like a very dangerous situation to be intentionally attracting this many birds directly below a very busy approach path.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

An A320 captain reported seagulls 200 ft to 400 ft above a bait or buy boat about one-eighth to one-quarter of a mile from bos runway 4R. The boat and birds could pose a threat to arriving aircraft.