In the Gulf of Maine, seabirds and whales depend on schools of sand lance, and teams of researchers keep watch — on the wildlife and their changing ecosystem. Read More “Small fish, big stakes in the Gulf of Maine”
Humpback whales, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, and gulls feast on a school of sand lance in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Maine. Credit: SBNMS/WCNE/NOAA Fisheries Permit #981-1707