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The bay anchovy is the most abundant schooling fish in the Chesapeake Bay

Although bay anchovies have no recreational or commercial value, they fulfill a crucial role in the Chesapeake Bay food web — they are an important food source for top predators such as striped bass and bluefish, and are major consumers of plankton.

<p>The bay anchovy is a small, translucent fish that lives in schools throughout the Chesapeake Bay. It is the most abundant fish in the Bay. Source: Chesapeake Bay Program.</p>

The bay anchovy is a small, translucent fish that lives in schools throughout the Chesapeake Bay. It is the most abundant fish in the Bay. Source: Chesapeake Bay Program.

<p>While bay anchovy populations in the Chesapeake are in no immediate threat, they and other small fish such as these herring are vulnerable to power plant cooling water intakes. Source: US Environmental Protection Agency.</p>

While bay anchovy populations in the Chesapeake are in no immediate threat, they and other small fish such as these herring are vulnerable to power plant cooling water intakes. Source: US Environmental Protection Agency.

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