Oregon protection for northern anchovy likely to help salmon

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  • Anchovy Likely to Help Salmon, Whales, Pelicans

    Anchovy Likely to Help Salmon, Whales, Pelicans

    In the summer of 2016, an unexpected surge of northern anchovy appeared in the Lower Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon, attracting humpback whales, brown pelicans, and other wildlife that depend upon tiny forage fish for their survival. The arrival of anchovies in the ecologically rich Columbia River estuary also drew commercial seine boats, which landed approximately 5,600 metric tons of this crucial forage fish in less than four months.