Sentences with phrase «juvenile fish species»

There are also innumerable juvenile fish species to spot at this site.

Commonly spotted here are ribbon eels, pipefish, leaf scorpionfish and several juvenile fish species.

This large - scale agglomeration of juvenile fish species is the main reason why migrating whale sharks visit the area every year, rising from the depths to feed on this abundance of food.

Scuba divers are lured by the opportunity to dive in the crystal - clear water meet several species of fish, including Midnight Parrotfish, Caribbean reef shark, and other juvenile fish species.

Not exact matches

* Recruitment describes a species» (like native fish, frogs and turtles) survival through all life stages, from spawning, juvenile to adulthood.

Couple that with their propensity to eat a significant quantity of juvenile fish, it's only a matter of time until those other fish species start to see a decline in their numbers on the reef.

«It was astounding to find juvenile commercial fish species like bream and tailor 150 kilometres offshore, as we had thought that once they were swept out to sea that was end of them.

A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species» natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery.

Kelp provides a long three dimensional structure that offers protection and a source of food for many juvenile species of fish (pollock, cod, and flounder), juvenile and adult shellfish (lobsters and crabs), seals and birds (terns and gulls).

This species aggressive tendencies and a large appetite for juvenile fishes makes them hazardous to our reefs.

Recently a number of lion fish have been spotted in this area probably attracted to the juvenile species.

Whale sharks, the largest fish species on the planet, migrate to the Belize Barrier Reef every year between March and June to feed on enormous quantities of spawn and juvenile fish.

The lagoon is not exactly a marine reserve, but it's had a raui declared — a kind of local no - take moratorium — for almost a decade and that makes it the best spot inside the lagoon to see many species of juvenile and adult fish in increasing numbers.

For example, reductions in seasonal sea ice cover and higher surface temperatures may open up new habitat in polar regions for some important fish species, such as cod, herring, and pollock.128 However, continued presence of cold bottom - water temperatures on the Alaskan continental shelf could limit northward migration into the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska.129, 130 In addition, warming may cause reductions in the abundance of some species, such as pollock, in their current ranges in the Bering Sea131and reduce the health of juvenile sockeye salmon, potentially resulting in decreased overwinter survival.132 If ocean warming continues, it is unlikely that current fishing pressure on pollock can be sustained.133 Higher temperatures are also likely to increase the frequency of early Chinook salmon migrations, making management of the fishery by multiple user groups more challenging.134

Previously, people believed they were a different type of fish altogether and did not realize that they were cutting off the species» chances of reproducing by eating the juvenile fish.

Two - thirds of the fish caught in some areas is thrown back, usually dead, because fleets exceed their quota, unintentionally catch juveniles or species for which they lack a quota, or because they prioritize higher - value fish and throw away lesser species.