A saffron cod
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A saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) captured in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. This study will evaluate the nearshore marine feeding areas of breeding adult red-throated loons and assess the response of loon reproductive success and nutritional content of nearshore fish communities.
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Public Domain.
Photo taken by Ashley Stanek, U.S. Geological Survey
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