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Shark Liver Oil as a Seabird deterrent?

To: "John Leonard" <>
Subject: Shark Liver Oil as a Seabird deterrent?
From: "Graham Etherington" <>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:04:43 +1000
My thoughts exactly John. I wonder if they tried pouring vegetable oil and
seawater into an empty sea and seeing how many birds appeared from
'nowhere' then tried the same with shark liver!!!
Graham

On 7/18/06, John Leonard <> wrote:
Presumably it's diverting them away from the line; they think there's
something edible floating on the surface, therefore there's no need to dive?

John Leonard

On 7/18/06, Graham Turner <> wrote:
>
> And I thought birds had a poor sense of smell.
>
> Cheers
> Graham Turner
>



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