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Seabirds need effective marine conservation in wake of discard ban, warns study
2013-03-22 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Conservationists have renewed urgent calls for effective marine protection in European waters, after a new study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, revealed that the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short-term impact on some seabirds. The research, led by scientists from Plymouth University in collaboration with RSPB and with funding from NERC, found the new EU policy, outlawing the dumping of fish at sea, is unlikely to pose a serious lasting threat to most seabirds,...
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