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Northern Anchovy: The Small Fish at the Bottom of Everything
Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax): the filter-feeding forage fish behind seabirds, salmon and sea lions all along the Pacific kelp coast.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
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Encyclopedia10 min read
Pacific Sardine: The Silver River That Feeds the Kelp Coast
Pacific sardine: the ecology of Sardinops sagax, its great twentieth-century collapse and recovery, and why this small fish feeds the whole kelp coast.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
California Market Squid: The Boom-and-Bust Fishery Under the Canopy
California market squid: the boom-and-bust fishery that whitens the seafloor with egg mops and feeds half the coastal food web.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·