Duty to save albatross - Charles (BBC) {19 of 21 species in danger}

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The heir to the British throne said the demise of the iconic sea-bird would be "such an appalling commentary on the way we treat the world".

Campaigners say about 100,000 birds drown each year after becoming caught on longline fishing hooks.
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Campaigners said the birds were primarily being killed unintentionally by longline fishing boats operating in the Southern Ocean.

The vessels use lines up to 120 km (75 miles) long, each with thousands of baited hooks, to catch species such as tuna and swordfish.

"There are 21 species of albatross in the world, and 19 of those are classified as being under threat of extinction," Ben Sullivan, of BirdLife International, told the programme.


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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6124522.stm

[xchrom]

1. simply underlining the fact that long line

fishing should be banned.