What happened to North American coastal waters when the great white shark population decreased?(1 point)
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The scallop population increased.
The scallop population increased.

The ray population increased.
The ray population increased.

The oyster population increased.
The oyster population increased.

The clam population increased.
The clam population increased.

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The ray population increased.

(With fewer great whites as apex predators, mesopredator release allowed rays to grow in number, which then reduced scallop numbers.)