fish

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Cut off from historic higher elevation cold-water spawning grounds by the Shasta and Keswick dams, the fish have been stranded for decades in the Sacramento River — where warm water routinely cooks their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Eating properly cooked fish poses little risk because the worms are already dead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It seemed like both guys had bigger fish to fry - there was talk of Derek getting a world-title shot against me, and Wilder was being lined up by Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

You’ve heard of Panko, Parmesan or herb-crusted fish.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Selkie and Fred jumped in to help fish out the coconuts, which would have been more helpful if they hadn’t kept playing coconut soccer instead.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr