Trawler bycatch of birdlife

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

A Short-tailed Shearwater found dead on a north coast NSW beach last year 
had a stomach full of small plastic pieces.  Another shearwater found dead 
at Sandon Beach, north coast NSW also had plastic in its stomach, but not as 
much as the first bird.
Young Flesh-footed Shearwaters found dead on beaches on Lord Howe Island 
were found to have substantial amounts of plastic in their digestive 
systems, enough to cause starvation.
The continent-sized floating mass of plastic rubbish in the Pacific Ocean 
may be responsible for these deaths.

Greg Clancy