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cormorant
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cormorant
a sombre, mostly black, coastal bird that dives for its prey. There are many species. Called also shag, Phalacrocorax and Halietor spp.
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Mass killing of this bird occurs because fishers believe great cormorants damage fish stocks But there is no scientific evidence that killing any marine predator has enhanced any commercial fishery.
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