New models may reduce seabird bycatch
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 13:20
in Biology & Nature
Tens of thousands of albatrosses and other far-ranging seabirds are killed each year after they become caught in longline fishing gear. Innovative new models developed by a Duke University-led research team may help reduce these casualties by more precisely projecting where and when birds and boats are likely to cross paths...
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