A Little Fish with Big Impact In Trouble on U.S. West Coast

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Kelp and sardines. Photo source: NOAA

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Scientists are concerned that officials waited too long to order a ban on U.S. Pacific sardine fishing that goes into effect July 1. The dire state of the sardine population is a cautionary tale about overharvesting these and other forage fish that are a critical part of the marine food web…

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