Bird vomit to help gauge sardine abundance

Greater crested tern (Sterna Bergii), D'Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island

Fisheries researcher Dr Lachlan McLeay has developed an approach to gauging sardine abundance through looking at the diet, health and population dynamics of crested terns – by studying their vomit.

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