Gerrit Vyn Photography –

Gerrit Vyn is a conservation and wildlife photographer and cinematographer dedicated to telling the stories of endangered animals and habitats. He is a producer for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers

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Louisiana shrimp trawler dumping bycatch overboard as Laughing Gulls trail and reap the rewards. American shrimp trawlers produce bycatch ratios between 3:1 (3 bycatch:1 shrimp) and 15:1(15 bycatch:1 shrimp). Cocodrie, Louisiana. October.
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Louisiana shrimp trawler dumping bycatch overboard as Laughing Gulls trail and reap the rewards. American shrimp trawlers produce bycatch ratios between 3:1 (3 bycatch:1 shrimp) and 15:1(15 bycatch:1 shrimp). Cocodrie, Louisiana. October.

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BP
Gulf of Mexico
Larus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Louisiana
Mississippi River delta
bird
bycatch
fishing
mortality
oil spill
shrimp
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waste