ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water

From BirdLife: “After a 3-year seabird risk assessment that found tuna and swordfish longline fishing has significant impacts on Atlantic seabird populations, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed to act at a recent meeting in Recife, Brazil”. No, I’m not at all surprised either…

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A passionate conservationist, vegetarian (and dairy-free since last week), I live on the Great Chalfield Estate in the Wiltshire (UK) countryside with my wife and daughter. I birded all over the world for twenty years before quitting my airline job in July 2010, and am now freelance. Follow me on Twitter @charliemoores

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