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Porgies

Brevoortia tyrannus

Photo by Nicholas4
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Field Notes

Notes:

Nice fishing trip

Species ID Suggestions

Pogies/Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

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galewhale..Gale
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galewhale..Gale
In the early 1990's Menhaden get driven in near shore (bluefish?). Seals and Humpbacks suddenly appeared in great numbers just off shore.

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Fishes of Long Island and New York
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PublishedMarch 17, 2011

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