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Stopping the impact of fishing fleets on the most threatened marine birds

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-03-06

Accidental by-catch, which affects around 5,000 birds stuck in longlines every year, is the most severe effect on marine birds by the fishing activity in the Mediterranean. The exploitation of fishing resources threatens the future of many marine birds with regression populations, such as the Cory's shearwater or the Balearic shearwater.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-03-impact-fishing-fleets-threatened-marine.html