PROJECT NUMBER
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2018-196
DATE START/END:
30 APR 2019 - 30 MAY 2020
Removing seabirds from the otterboard trawler danger zone.
Seabirds are attracted to fishing vessels by the sight and smell of fish and fish offal. At times seabirds have no interest in fishing vessels but at other times their behaviour becomes frenzied. During these periods they can be injured or killed when they strike the steel cables (warps) used to...
ORGANISATION:
South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA)