How to Use grunion in a Sentence
grunion
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For four days after a high tide, grunions surf to shore on breaking waves.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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Don’t miss the spectacle of the small, silver fish called grunion laying their eggs in wet sand on the beach during full moons in June through August.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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This aquarium, a San Pedro landmark that dates to the 1930s, covers everything from grunion to whales.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
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In addition to public safety, monitors will watch for signs of any sea turtles or grunion, the fish that spawn on the sand, during the dredging.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
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During grunion spawning season, there is an open season for gathering the fish.
—Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2018
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To catch grunion, a California fishing license is required for anyone 16 and older, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them, according to the department.
—Daily Pilot Staff, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
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Check out more information about grunion from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2021
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Ocean fishing turns up perch, corbina, croaker, cabezon, shovel-nose guitar fish and sand shark — and on full moons in summer — bare-handed hunting for California grunion, which spawn on sandy SoCal beaches (fishing permit required).
—Roy M. Wallack, latimes.com, 26 June 2019
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In Southern California, residents are missing the annual ritual of the grunion runs — a spectacle of chasing the slender, sardine-like fish that show up on California’s sandy shores each year.
—Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2020
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Southern California, however, is ground zero for grunion runs.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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