[CINC] Fwd: News from Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

[Paul Petrich]

Ciao Ocean People,
 Sardines are making a comeback in our waters. Not so in the Mediterranean Sea, where Tara Brown and I just visited! Paul

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> Back to School With Schooling Fish
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> The Pacific sardine is a coastal fish that grows to just over 1 foot in length and may live up to 25 years. It can form large schools of up to 10 million fish.
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> During the 1930s, the Pacific sardine was one of the largest volume fisheries in the US. There was a collapse of the fishery in the late 1940s which many people attributed to overfishing. However, Pacific sardines have made a strong comeback over the past decade. (more...) 

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