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Mukawa estuary, Hokkaido, one of the 22 estuaries sampled for the study. Credit: Akihide Kasai
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A team of scientists from Japan determined that the amount of forest and farmland surrounding rivers as they flow into the open sea impacts the number of threatened fish species in Japan's estuaries. The finding, published in the journal Conservation Biology, could help improve estuary conservation and improve understanding of how to best develop and maintain sustainable coastal fisheries. 

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