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A Global Deal for Oceans

ALBATROSSES ARE THE AIRBUS A350 of seabirds, with some capable of flying 10,000 miles on a foraging trip and routinely traveling 75,000 miles around the world’s oceans in a single year.

It’s an increasingly perilous journey. Thousands are unwittingly killed each year by baited fishing lines that can stretch for dozens of miles as vessels trawl the far reaches of the planet. Overfishing and warming oceans are diminishing their food

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