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Indian Ocean Longliners Must Now Protect Endangered Seabirds

MUSCAT, Oman, June 12, 2008 (ENS) – The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting this week in Muscat has advanced seabird conservation by adopting a measure to minimize the bycatch of vulnerable albatross and petrel species. All 22 species of albatross are birds of conservation concern and 19 species are facing global extinction. Globally, albatrosses are [...]