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Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay
Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay
Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay (Monofilament Clean-Up Project) Tampa Baywatch implemented a two-year bird restoration effort to prevent bird mortality from monofilament entanglement. NOAA and Tampa Baywatch staff removed discarded monofilament from mangrove branches in wetland bird habitat. During the course of the clean-up injured birds were taken to rehabilitation centers.
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Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay
Scott Gudes prepares to bury a dead pelican. Pelicans are one of the birdspecies that become entangled in discarded monofilament fishing line. The birdsare trapped by the line when it wraps around their legs and can not fly to huntfor food or reach w
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Scott Gudes prepares to bury a dead pelican. Pelicans are one of the birdspecies that become entangled in discarded monofilament fishing line. The birdsare trapped by the line when it wraps around their legs and can not fly to huntfor food or reach w
4/9/2019 2:08:38 PM
Date:
4-Nov-00
Credit:
NOAA Restoration Center, SE Region
Location:
Tampa Bay, Florida
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