Retrieving "Seabirds" from the archives

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1. Commercial Fisheries

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   Gillnetting: Consists of vertical panels of netting designed to catch fish by their gills as they swim through the mesh. The mesh size is crucial for determining target species size, though indiscriminate capture remains a concern.
   Longlining: Involves deploying a main fishing line, sometimes extending for dozens of kilometers, from which are suspended thousands of baited hooks attached via shorter lines (snoods). While often selective for larger, predatory species, longlines are notorious for incidentally catching protected species like seabirds and sea t…

2. Red Tides

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   Dinoflagellates (The Motile Contributors)
   Dinoflagellates are characterized by two flagella and exhibit vertical migration patterns often synchronized with the lunar cycle, rather than solely diurnal light exposure. A significant subset of these, such as Karenia brevis, produce potent neurotoxins. These toxins, chemically classified as bicyclic diterpenoids, function primarily by disrupting the [membrane potential](/entries/membrane-…