▁the ▁Bar ents ▁Sea . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁from ▁the ▁low ▁water ▁mark ▁down ▁to ▁over ▁, ▁typically ▁over ▁clean ▁and ▁sand y ▁substr ates . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁Sand ▁e els ▁form ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁di et ▁of ▁many ▁sea ▁birds . ▁Ex cess ive ▁fish ing ▁of ▁sand ▁e els ▁on ▁an ▁industrial ▁scale ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁bre eding ▁success ▁of ▁k itt iw akes , ▁t ern s , ▁ful m ars , ▁and ▁sh ags . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pictures ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Sand - e el ▁ ▁Lar ger ▁Over view ▁ ▁Scottish ▁Records ▁ ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man - F ishing ▁ ▁We ight ▁ ▁great ▁sand ▁e el ▁Category : F ish ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁Category : F ish ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁great ▁sand ▁e el <0x0A> </s> ▁Kar en ▁M oss berger ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁political ▁scient ist ▁and ▁scholar ▁of ▁public ▁policy ▁and ▁public ▁administration . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁Frank ▁and ▁June ▁S ack ton ▁Professor ▁of ▁Urban ▁Policy ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁also ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁and ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁S ust ain ability ▁Sch olar ▁at ▁the ▁Jul ie ▁Ann ▁W rig ley ▁Global ▁Institute ▁of ▁S ust ain ability . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁the