Osprey Population Decline in the Chesapeake Bay Raises Concerns
BryanWatts, abiologist, isconcernedaboutthedecliningospreypopulationintheChesapeakeBay.
生物學家布萊恩沃茨 (Bryan Watts) 對切薩皮克灣魚鷹數量的下降感到擔憂。
Thisdeclineisattributedtoalackofmenhaden, asmallfishcrucialtotheosprey'sdiet.
這種下降是由於缺乏鯡魚（一種對魚鷹的食物至關重要的小魚）造成的。
TheChesapeakeBayactsasakeybreedinggroundforospreys, buttheirpopulationisdwindlingduetoashortageofmenhaden.
切薩皮克灣是魚鷹的主要繁殖地，但由於鯡魚短缺，魚鷹的數量正在減少。
Thefishingindustry, environmentalgroups, andgovernmentregulatorsareatoddsoverthecauseofthedecline.
漁業、環保組織和政府監管機構對於魚類數量下降的原因存在分歧。
Watts'sstudieshighlighttheimportanceofmenhadeninsustainingtheospreypopulation.
瓦茨的研究強調了鯡魚對於維持魚鷹族群的重要性。
Conservationistsfearthelossofospreysifactionisnottakentoaddressthedecliningmenhadenpopulation.
自然保護者擔心，如果不採取措施解決鯡魚數量下降的問題，魚鷹的數量將會減少。
Bryan Watts, a biologist, is concerned about the declining osprey population in the Chesapeake Bay.
This decline is attributed to a lack of menhaden, a small fish crucial to the osprey's diet.
The Chesapeake Bay acts as a key breeding ground for ospreys, but their population is dwindling due to a shortage of menhaden.
The fishing industry, environmental groups, and government regulators are at odds over the cause of the decline.
Watts's studies highlight the importance of menhaden in sustaining the osprey population.
Conservationists fear the loss of ospreys if action is not taken to address the declining menhaden population.
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