The Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force will develop a more holistic, ecosystem-based approach to the management of forage fish, which play an integral role in marine food webs.

Some critical questions the Task Force will evaluate include:

• How do forage fish, throughout all their life stages, interact with other species?
  
  
• Can forage fisheries reduce the food supply for dependent fish, mammal, and bird species, or impede their recovery?
  
  
• How can assessment models and management approaches be modified to take more of an ecosystem-based approach?
  
  
• What steps can managers take if they lack important scientific data?

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