Albatross | Animal rights | Antarctica | Patagonia | Penguins | Sharks
Bycatch is destroying seabird populations — and that includes penguins
A recent study reported on in the New York Times found that 400,000 seabirds are getting killed each year by gillnets — those long nets used by fishing vessels. And you can add roughly 160,000 additional seabirds that are hooked by longlines. In short, modern fishing practices are destroying the oceans and its creatures. From…