New methods further discern extreme fluctuations in forage fish populations

Study concludes forage fish are well suited to variable fishing rates that target the species in times of abundance.

February 16, 2017

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New methods further discern extreme fluctuations in forage fish populations
Anchovy, sardine and hake scale deposition rate from AD 1000-1500 derived from a recent, age-calibrated sediment core from Santa Barbara Basin, Cal. Representative fish scales and the respective species are shown on the right.Credit: I.L. Hendy, University of Michigan; S. McClatchie, NOAA Fisheries; NMFS Image Library.

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