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All of which makes the decision to play in the round, packed like sardines in a crushed tin can, all the more significant.

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One major factor in this decline is competition with local fisheries that catch sardines and anchovies, which are essential prey for the birds.

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Painting the eye cups of a sardine puppet.

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One of their key winter gathering spots is the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of France, where nutrient-rich waters attract anchovies, sardines, and other small fish that serve as food for the dolphins.

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The gothic arches of Santa María de la Asunción crown the hill above the stone harbour where fishermen land their catches of sardines and anchovies.

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