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Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets

Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets

Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study shows

Bird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing nets.

Every year an estimated 95,000 diving birds, including razorbills and guillemots, are accidentally caught in nets off European coasts.

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