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The Pacific Northwest is a leader in forage fish management but it needs better data Hannah Weinberger © Nathan Pilling / Kitsap Sun Herring eggs can be seen clinging to blades of eelgrass along the shoreline at Old Man House Park in Suquamish. Endangered species like salmon and orcas get lots of attention in Washington. We painstakingly track their numbers, and each new baby, individual death or population crash has the potential to spur international reactions. But some species they rely on rarely achieve recognition.  These small, silvery creatures herring, anchovies, euchalon and more shuttle energy through the food web between primary producers, like microscopic plants and algae, and bigger aquatic predators.

University of washingtonUnited statesColumbia riverPuget soundPhil dionneTim essingtonTrina bayardLorna wargoNathan pilling kitsap sunRoy bluntRichard blumenthalSteve toddJen zamonPacific fishery management councilUs senateUniversity of washington school aquatic