Definition of seabird
:a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Many seabirds and marine animals have been choked, strangled or stuffed to death by floating plastic bags.
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Don’t wear shiny jewelry Avoid water near people fishing, diving seabirds or sewage discharge sites.
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Don’t wear shiny jewelry Avoid water near people fishing, diving seabirds or sewage discharge sites.
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Park visitors can expect exceptional hiking, fishing, kayaking, whale watching and camping, all while viewing some of the planet’s oldest fossils and witnessing an impressive array of seabirds.
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Seven billion tons is stuck on Earth as garbage in landfills, recycled trash or pollution in the environment, including deep oceans, where it's been discovered in the mouths of whales and the bellies of dead seabirds that mistook it for food.
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Each year Mr. Okoniewski, a wildlife pathologist with the New York State Department of Conservation, performs necropsies on small numbers of seabird specimens that wash up dead along the coastal parts of the state.
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Don’t wear shiny jewelry Avoid water near people fishing, diving seabirds or sewage discharge sites.
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