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Pacific Herring: The Egg-Laying Event That Turns Shores White
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii): the life cycle behind the spawn that whitens beaches, the predators it feeds, and why kelp beds still matter.
Tom Okafor ·
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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii): the life cycle behind the spawn that whitens beaches, the predators it feeds, and why kelp beds still matter.
Tom Okafor ·
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 ·
Pacific herring turn quiet kelp beds into a silver-and-turquoise spectacle each year. Learn how kelp forests host the spawn that feeds a coast.
Tom Okafor ·