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Juvenile Surf Smelt Surveys in Central Puget Sound, Washington

By Southwest Biological Science Center
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Detailed Description

Juvenile sand lance collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.  Like surf smelt, sand lance are an important forage fish in Puget Sound.  

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Public Domain.