Saltwater fish, which use saltmarshes as nurseries, will also benefit.

Explore two fascinating habitats, one filled with freshwater fish and manatees, the second home to 1,500 saltwater fish and more than a dozen sea turtles.

Striped bass, a prized saltwater fish, also come in from the ocean to spawn and prey on the herring.

On the coast, saltwater fish are common; in the mountains, fish tend to be either pond-raised carp or goldfish.

In dry summers drought the water becomes saltier and produces many smaller saltwater fish not usually seen in brackish water.