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The Alewives - Food to whales, seabirds, and salmon. Bait to lobsterman and fisherman. Hard to believe that their numbers became so low that they were nearly deemed endangered. Now still considered a species "of concern." They spawn in the rivers and migrate back to the ocean. Many wind up on the beach. The birds seem more interested in those in the water of which there were many. There was no smell and the tide seemed to bring and wash away fresh multitudes. See also: Cape Cod Spawning