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Little fish, big consequences: How six government decisions impact the future of forage fish 
CA Source: oceana 9/9/2022
Little fish, big consequences: How six government decisions impact the future of forage fish
Forage fish, such as herring, mackerel and capelin, are fast-growing schooling fish that are essential to healthy marine ecosystems. Forage fish play the unique role of transferring energy from the plankton they eat to the larger species that prey on them including cod, puffins and humpback whales.
 

Since these small fish play such an important role in supporting entire ocean ecosystems, it’s equally important that managing their fisheries is done differently than traditional approaches that focus on one targeted population. Their unique life cycle and schooling behaviour make them vulnerable to overfishing, which means management measures must include requirements that prevent this. Knowing the total population size and identifying a maximum harvest threshold to keep the population healthy are two measures that can lead to more resilient populations. In the face of threats such as the climate crisis, we think considering these things when managing a fishery is essential (and, it’s just good science).

 
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