Here we’ve got smelt, flounder, dab, sole.
But you’ll also find lots of young whiting here, and sometimes some juvenile herring.
These are all dabs; they’re lovely little fish.
Here they go, back overboard.
Those fish will be eaten by many species of birds and by bigger fish.
And ultimately, of course, we humans are at the top of the food chain.
So we eat our share of tasty fish as well.
Is anyone keeping accurate records on how many fish there are here?
Well, that could stand to be better. It’s true the situation is assessed every September.
But really, it’s something that should be done more often.
Trilaterally, too, with identical methods.
I think there's some room for improvement in that direction.
This is a young plaice.
The Wadden Sea is their nursery and when they get a bit bigger, they head out to sea.
The water there is often a little cooler. The plaice really hates warm water.
And the Wadden Sea gets much warmer in the summer. So when it does, the plaice hits the road.