A test of modified fishing nets has revealed ways to make gill nets friendlier to seabirds.

Melvin, E.F., et al. 1999. Novel tools to reduce seabird bycatch in coastal gillnet fisheries. Conservation Biology 13(December):1.

Jon Anderson
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North
Olympia, WA 98501-1091

John Grettenberger
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
510 Desmond Drive, S.E.
Suite 102
Lacey, WA 98501

Edward F. Melvin
University of Washington
Washington Sea Grant Program
Box 357980
Seattle, WA 98195-7980

Ken Morgan
Canadian Wildlife Service
c/o Institute of Ocean Sciences
P.O. Box 6000
Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2
Canada

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 23, December 4, 1999, p. 359. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.