A majority of coastal wetlands are on track to shift inland or disappear with major consequences in coming decades without intervention with rising sea level the primary cause. Fish, birds and other wildlife rely on wetlands to feed and nest and play a key role for more than 75% of commercially fished and 90% of recreationally fished species that depend on them for food, cover and spawning grounds.
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