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Fishing practices killing more than 200,000 seabirds each year, says charity

More than 200,000 seabirds die each year ensnared in fishing equipment in European waters, conservationists warned today.

Among the birds which die as “bycatch” in EU fisheries is the critically-endangered Balearic shearwater, which wildlife experts say is more threatened than the tiger.

The RSPB and its global partner BirdLife International are calling on EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg to implement measures to reduce the number of seabirds caught on longlines and gill-nets in Europe’s fisheries.

Just 2,000 pairs of the Balearic shearwater remain. It is predicted to become extinct within 40 years… Read Full Article

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