University of the Sunshine Coast - Study Reveals Fisheries Danger Zones for Seabirds
Study reveals fisheries danger zones for seabirds
New research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds between Australia and South America.
The University of the Sunshine Coast-led study into the endangered Antipodean albatross pinpoints where and when these seabirds are most at risk of injury or death from fishing longlines across the South Pacific Ocean.
"A major cause of rapid population decline for migratory albatrosses and petrels is fisheries bycatch, which occurs when the birds...
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