Oil Spill Would Threaten Mangroves, Spawning Fish

石油泄漏会威胁到红树林和产卵的鱼类

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Many fishermen are convinced that much of the oil is suspended in the water column or has drifted to the bottom, where it's impacting oyster beds, crab herds, and spawning fish schools.

很多渔民确信不少油污正悬浮在下潜水流中，这会影响到牡蛎养殖场，螃蟹的繁殖和产卵的鱼群。

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A main objective is to protect spawning and young fish.

一个主要目的是保护产卵的鱼和幼鱼。

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"Most of the fish,shrimp, blue crab they are spawning out in the Gulf right now, and any of those really small larvae fish and crab, is probably going to be killed if they encounter the actual oil spill."

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Such flow levels were a reproductive cue for spawning fish and produced sandbars that served as vital nesting grounds for shorebirds, particularly the least tern and piping plover.

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The treaty said that each was entitled to a catch proportionate to the numbers of fish spawning in its own rivers.

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