Mixed sardines collected from West Coast in 2023 (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Mixed sardines collected from West Coast in 2023

Caption

Sardines collected during NOAA Fisheries 2023 Coastal Pelagic Species Survey. Genomic analysis later revealed that the catch contained both Pacific and Japanese sardine. The two species look so similar that they can be distinguished only through their DNA.

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Kelsey James/NOAA Fisheries

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