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With any pod after 1860 (though after 1900 is preferable), have it so that either birds or insects (or both) are harvested from the wild to the same extent as fish. As in, part of a huge scale, worldwide billion dollar industry.

And I do not mean just shooting birds with guns. I mean like, planes with huge nets tied to them scooping up entire flocks of birds. Likewise for swarms of insects.

If these industries develop, how profitable would they be? Would fast would stocks be depleted? Which countries would rely on them the most?
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