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Notes on the Alewife: Annual Spawning Run Delayed by Cold

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Byron Young gave an alewife biology lesson (this alewife had been killed and partially eaten by a predator) as part of a program sponsored by SOFO. JULIANA DURYEA

Byron Young gave an alewife biology lesson (this alewife had been killed and partially eaten by a predator) as part of a program sponsored by SOFO. JULIANA DURYEA

Alewives have no teeth; they

Alewives have no teeth; they "net" plant and animal plankton from the water as they swim by way of comb-like structures attached to their gills. JULIANA DURYEA

One of the pair of alewife ovaries that

One of the pair of alewife ovaries that

combined

combined

By Mike Bottini

 on Apr 8, 2014
Saturday’s field trip to the North Sea Alewife Dreen to observe and learn about alewives was timed to coincide with the peak of their spawning run. The half-mile-long run from... more

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