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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