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Video: Grunion Run at Windansea
A full moon was Friday. Head to the beach to catch a glimpse of the grunion.
Shortly after high tides during a full moon, grunion fish ride the waves ashore to lay their eggs. These sardine-like, silvery fish come out of the water completely to bury themselves into the sand and lay eggs. It is Southern California phenomenon.
According to the California Department of Fish and Game, grunion spawn only on three or four nights after the highest tide associated with each full or new moon and then only for a one to three hour period each night following high tide.
It is fun to wait at the water's edge to catch these fish by hand.
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The California Department of Fish and Game added that observing grunion can be much more interesting than catching them. The females lay their eggs and the males fertizle the eggs in just 30 seconds.
For this week's YouTube Clip of the Week, we have a 30 second video of grunion fish at Windansea.
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The video had just 211 views as of July 16 and was uploaded onto YouTube by JWSmithPhotography.
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