New models may reduce seabird bycatch

Monday, April 4, 2011 - 16:31 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 may help reduce these casualties by more precisely projecting where and when birds and boats are likely to cross paths.

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