
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A marine biologist interested in monitoring a specific fish species population in a coastal area. On January 15, he captures and tags 80 fish, then releases them back into the water. On June 15, he captures another sample of 100 fish, finding that 6 of them are tagged. He assumes that 20% of the tagged fish have died or migrated out of the area by June 15, and also that 50% of the fish in the June sample are recent additions due to birth or migration. How many fish were in the coastal area on January 15, based on his assumptions?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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