Longo said sardines are a helpful species to study if you want to understand shifts in ocean temperatures. They are a highly mobile fish, both as adults and when they are larvae.

Besides the Pacific sardines common on the West Coast, many of the fish appeared to be another species. "It was a total shock," he said. Then he compared their genetic code to other known species.

Koff noted that, because sardines are a smaller species of fish, there is less concern for mercury exposure. Sardines are also rich in EPA and DHA, omega-3 fatty acids, which provide anti ...

When research scientist Gary Longo first saw the results of his genomic analysis of sardines, he thought he must have mixed up his samples. Besides the Pacific sardines common on the West Coast, many ...

Coastal pelagic species — like anchovy, squid, sardine and mackerel — live in the water column and feed the entire foodweb from tuna and rockfish to birds and sea lions.

Sardines are key forage fish across the globe, with two species occurring in the North Pacific. Earlier genetic studies hypothesized that Pacific and Japanese sardines diverged about 200,000 to ...

Sardines are key forage fish across the globe, with two species occurring in the North Pacific. Earlier genetic studies hypothesized that Pacific and Japanese sardines diverged about 200,000 to ...