On Sun, 15 Feb 1998 PAGODROMA at aol.com wrote:

> The departure of the large foreign fishing operations has likewise
> lessened the draw of the large numbers of pelagic birds, exactly the
> same as happened during my ten years of organizing and leading pelagic
> trips like Terry's to Baltimore Canyon in the Atlantic off
> Ocean City, MD all through the 1970's.

Good comments from Richard Rowlett, however, I need a little bit more
explanation on the above. So, all of the fish offal and garbage
discarded by these fishing vessels is a significant draw for pelagic
birds and vastly increases their numbers in the areas where these
vessels are operating?

Kelly McAllister