Japanese sardines astonish scientists by crossing the Pacific to the West Coast
Sardines collected during NOAA Fisheries 2023 Coastal Pelagic Species Survey. Genomic analysis later revealed that the catch contained both Pacific and Japanese sardine. The two species look so similar that they can be distinguished only through their DNA. Credit: Kelsey James/NOAA Fisheries When research scientist Gary Longo first saw the results of his genomic analysis […]