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‘A definite alarm bell’: Cherry Point’s herring population didn’t spawn this year

Plummeting numbers could be troubling indicator in the Salish Sea

Herring in the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve didn't spawn in the reserve this year for the first time in five decades. Spawning
Herring in the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve didn't spawn in the reserve this year for the first time in five decades. Spawning
By Julia Lerner Staff Reporter
Less than two decades after the federal government declined endangered species protections for Cherr

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