Swirling nutrient-rich eddies give fish a fighting chance for survival

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A new study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), confirms the importance of eddies in the growth and development of larval fish. Researchers found that young fish reared in nutrient-rich eddies in the Straits of Florida grew faster, and had a survival advantage compared to their counterparts outside eddies. The

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