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How Fish Hear

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Olivia Mitchinson demonstrates alewife otolith removal to participants of angler workshop held at the State University of New York in Oswego. Otoliths are the structures that allow a fish to hear by picking up vibrations in the water. Photo credit: Jacob Bulich, USGS.

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