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A field trial found lower odds of auk bycatch when bird-of-prey kites or spinning, eye-patterned buoys were used with gillnets. Their effectiveness in other fisheries, and the possible effect on seals, remain unresolved.
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The designation reflects very low reservoir storage and prolonged dry weather, but does not automatically impose new water-use restrictions.
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A government–sector plan aims to increase the share of English farmland managed organically from about 3.4% to 10%, while questions remain over funding and delivery.
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