
A Most Peculiar Fish
Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1041 , Segment
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Plumbing the Depths of the Puget Sound
Episode: Plumbing the Depths of the Puget Sound
- Jun 10, 2021 6:00 pm
- 19:39
Grunions have to spawn on land, which they do in spectacular nighttime runs, when the beach appears to come alive with writhing silvery fish. Overfishing and beach replenishment can affect the grunion runs and have adverse consequences on the grunion population. Guest: Karen Martin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Pepperdine University and Chair of the Board of Directors of Beach Ecology Coalition