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<p>The Government is committed to implementing the Food and Agriculture Organisation
Plan of Action on Seabird Bycatch, and is working closely with the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee and a wide group of stakeholders including environmental groups and the
fishing industry to progress the UK’s own national Plan of Action. This will protect
offshore foraging areas for cliff-nesting seabirds, by mitigating bycatch in places
where they are most at risk. In addition, we have designated 47 Special Protection
Areas in English waters for seabirds covering 13,000km<sup>2</sup> in our inshore
waters that protect nesting sites and nearby foraging areas.</p>
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