shallows

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When environmentalists countered with expensive government salmon hatcheries, the bass adapted, hiding in the shallows surrounding the hatcheries, where they are treated to an endless buffet of salmon fingerlings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They frequent the shallows surrounding Friday Harbor Labs, the UW research facility located on San Juan Island.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Rips are strong currents running out to sea which can quickly drag people from the shallows of the shoreline and out to deeper water.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

And for us, those quiet moments — watching bears stalk the shallows or eagles swoop low over the water — made it all more than worth it.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Just beyond the harbor, striped bass are feeding on baitfish in the shallows, making a noise my dad used to call “fish grenades.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick