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Researchers head into Pacific to probe rockfish decline
Original: Researchers journey into Pacific for clues about disappearance of old, female rockfish
Researchers have set out into the Pacific Ocean to investigate why old female rockfish are disappearing. Rockfish can live for decades, and the loss of the oldest females matters because they produce the most and hardiest young. The expedition aims to gather data that could explain the decline and inform fisheries management, and the story is drawing attention in regional Alaskan outlets.
Why now: New reporting on a research expedition into an unexplained decline of long-lived female rockfish has just been published.
Pacific OceanrockfishWrangell Sentinel
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- Researchers journey into Pacific for clues about disappearance of old, female rockfish · Wrangell Sentinel
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