Hundreds of seabirds caught in Cornish fishing nets in just one day

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http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/seabirds-cornwall2012.html#cr

Death toll is rising

January 2012: Conservationists are saddened and extremely concerned about the continued deaths of seabirds caught in nets in west Cornwall. On just one day in early January, an estimated 200 birds were found in a net to the north of St Ives and others washed up on local beaches. The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (CIFCA) has now used a local bylaw to close part of the fishery due to birds being caught in nets nearby