See this post on Sandlance on Taylor Beach: 

Image from the  presentation below

One of the unusual characteristics of sandlance  on Taylor Beach is that in less  thAN a minute after emerging from the sand after spawning, If they are not consumed by crows or gulls, then they will die. ( so far I have not found this reported in the literature?)

Ramona de Graaf –2021 provides a good background on the importance of habitat for Forage Fish on our shores.