Forage Fish That Fuel the Ocean Food Web Need More Than Patchwork Policies
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Here in Washington, on stretches of the Potomac River minutes from the halls of Congress, anglers have recently wrapped up a highly anticipated annual ritual: fishing for shad, which run up the river from coastal waters every spring.
Here in Washington, on stretches of the Potomac River minutes from the halls of Congress, anglers have recently wrapped up a highly anticipated annual ritual: fishing for shad, which run up the river from coastal waters every spring.
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Modeling Marine Ecosystems with Virtual Reality: NOAA's National
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Stable isotopes reveal intertidal fish and crabs use - Frontiers
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Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish
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Frontiers Large Pelagic Fish Are Most Sensitive to Climate
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Fishery improvement is real and business has the leverage to make
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Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology
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Forage Fish: The Tiny Fish That Support Our Entire Ocean - Ocean
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Forage fish - Wikipedia
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The percent change in ecosystem component biomass after 10 years
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Forage fish - Wikipedia
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Changes in trophic structure of an exploited fish community at the
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Forage fish - Wikipedia
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How to Identify a Forage Fish — and Why We Need To
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The Economic Value of Forage Fish