West Coast sardines are in for another bad year

The West Coast summer sardine population is expected to fall 93 percent from to its 2007 peak, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service. If the prediction comes true, this could be the second year in a row that the Pacific Fishery Management Council votes to cancel the season’s catch, reports The Seattle Times. While sardine populations naturally have dramatic fluctuations,… » Read More

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