How to Track Undeclared Fishing in the Indian Ocean

Only ten per cent of the birds did not encounter a fishing vessel while out foraging. Adult albatrosses were more likely to fly closer to fishing vessels than younger birds. Wandering albatosses approached fishing boats more frequently than amsterdam albatrosss. 15 of the 22 albatross species are threatened, including the two used in the study. Hundreds of thousands of these birds are estimated to drown each year when they get caught on the baited hooks of fishing gear.

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