Unalaska, AK – Scientists at Duke University may have found a new way to reduce seabird bycatch.

In Alaska waters, birds like albatrosses can find themselves caught up in longline fishing gear, as they try to nab some of the vessels catch. While gear like streamer lines that keep the birds away have brought down bycatch substantially, a team of researchers think that the number of birds taken can be brought down even further by spatial monitoring. KUCB's Alexandra Gutierrez has more.