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Albatross alert
Albatross alert The short-tailed albatross of the Pacific is
endangered, but its numbers have climbed from around 50 adults in
1950 to around 1,200 adults today. This bird still needs to be
protected from danger and one of the dangers it faces is from
fishing boats. Albatross like to eat the bait on fishing lines but
will often die when they swallow the hook too. At the start of the
fishing season this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in
Alaska reported that 1,000 long-line fishing boats will install
protective devices called "tori lines" to help save the albatross.
These lines encase the baited hooks and prevent the albatross from
eating the bait and getting hooked. MARCH 23, 2000
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