Forage Fish Fluctuations (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Forage Fish Fluctuations

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Anchovy, sardine, and hake scale deposition rate from AD 1000-1500 derived from a recent, age-calibrated sediment core from Santa Barbara Basin, California. Representative fish scales and the respective species are shown on the right.

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I.L. Hendy, University of Michigan; S. McClatchie, NOAA Fisheries; NMFS Image Library

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