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  2. Seabird - Wikipedia

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    Seabirds (mostly northern fulmars) flocking at a long-lining vessel. Some seabird species have benefited from fisheries, particularly from discarded fish and offal. These discards compose 30% of the food of seabirds in the North Sea, for example, and compose up to 70% of the total food of some seabird populations. [72]

  3. Seabird Island First Nation - Wikipedia

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    The story of the Seabird Indian Band began over 130 years ago in June 1879 with Gilbert Malcolm Sproat (19 April 1834 – 4 June 1913), a representative of the Indian Reserve Commission, would consult with First Nations people and later allocate the island known then as Skow-a-kull (correct spelling Sq'éwqel) as a reserve to be held in-common by the people from Popkum, Skw'átits, Ohamil, Ska ...

  4. Ocean colonization - Wikipedia

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    H2ome is a project for building sea floor homes, along with high-end resorts and hotels. [ 14 ] Ocean Spiral City is a US$26 billion Japanese project, [ 10 ] with research and design under way to potentially house 5,000 people; this may be a reality by 2030.

  5. Bird colony - Wikipedia

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    Nesting colonies are very common among seabirds on cliffs and islands. Nearly 95% of seabirds are colonial, [3] leading to the usage, seabird colony, sometimes called a rookery. Many species of terns nest in colonies on the ground. Herons, egrets, storks, and other large waterfowl also nest communally in what are called heronries.

  6. Procellariiformes - Wikipedia

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    Procellariiformes / p r ɒ s ɛ ˈ l ɛər i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels.

  7. Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new ...

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    Wisdom, the legendary Laysan albatross or mōlī, stands at center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 27, 2024.

  8. Category:Seabird colonies - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Seabird colonies" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 493 total. ... Cierva Point and offshore islands Important ...

  9. Plankton: Why these tiny creatures are the 'building blocks ...

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    Plankton are the building blocks of life in the sea. Everything depends on them. Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that can be as small as one cell. They contain chlorophyll, which allows them ...