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Fresh-Footed Shearwater Seabird

Caption: A new study shows that controlling predators like rats would do much more to protect seabirds like this flesh-footed shearwater than enforcing stringent controls on the fishing industry.

Credit: Photo by: Ed Melvin - US National Marine Fisheries Service

Usage Restrictions: Photo by: Ed Melvin - US National Marine Fisheries Service

Related news release: Removing predators could offset seabird 'bycatch' losses


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