Salmon Seas Earrings floral pattern Ana learned to make her

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Alaska has always attracted people from varied backgrounds

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Salmon Seas Earrings floral pattern Ana learned to make herThese ear bones, or Otoliths, come from wild caught halibut in Sitka, Alaska. Like a tree, otoliths have rings representing the age of the fish. Each bone is unique. No two are alike, even if they come from the same fish. They also hold insight on where the fish was born and the environmental conditions it lived in throughout its life. Chemical compositions, unique to different water, effect the makeup of the otolith allowing researchers to identify