Atlantic puffins and many other marine species declined in the 1980s as a result of the operation of an offshore ________ fishery.
A) seal
B) cod
C) murre
D) capelin

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The decline of Atlantic puffins and other marine species in the 1980s was largely due to the operation of an offshore capelin fishery, as capelin are a key prey species for puffins and other marine animals.

Atlantic Puffins and Many Other Marine Species Declined in the 1980s