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Growing Seal Population Threatens Small-Scale Fishing, Swedish Study Finds
May 10, 2011 Seals and the fishing industry compete for fish of all types -- no matter whether it is salmon, whitefish, herring or cod. Seal-safe fishing gear is the most sustainable solution, and we need ... > full story -
An Enigmatic Problem in Marine Ecology Uncovered
May 10, 2011 New research has uncovered the mystery behind the relationship between the duration of the open water period and the geographic coverage of marine ... > full story -
'Small Fry' Fish Just as Vulnerable to Population Plunges as Sharks or Tuna
May 2, 2011 Sharks, tuna, billfish and other oceanic top predators have suffered major population declines in recent decades, causing many researchers to consider them the species at the highest risk of ... > full story -
Winners of Mass Extinction: With Predators Gone, Prey Thrive
May 2, 2011 In modern ecology, the removal or addition of a predator to an ecosystem can produce dramatic changes in the population of prey species. For the first time, scientists have observed the same dynamics ... > full story -
Early Warning Signal for Ecosystem Collapse: Fluctuations Before the Fall
April 28, 2011 Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals emanating from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning -- a death knell -- of the impending collapse of the lake's ... > full story -
Jump in Communication Skills Led to Species Explosion in Electric Fishes
April 28, 2011 The Mormyridae, a family of African fishes that communicate by means of weak electric discharges, has more than 200 species. New work shows the fishes evolved a complex signal-processing brain before ... > full story -
Fish Livers Contain Beneficial Fatty Acids, Study Suggests
April 28, 2011 The fishing industry usually discards fish livers, but a team of researchers has confirmed that they are a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are beneficial to health. Anchovies are ... > full story -
Plenty More Fish in the Sea? New Method for Measuring Biomass Reveals Fish Stocks Are More Stable Than Widely Believed
April 28, 2011 Fish and marine species are among the most threatened wildlife on earth, due partly to over exploitation by fishing fleets. Yet there are differences in assessing trends in worldwide fishing stocks ... > full story -
'Explosive' Evolution in Pupfish
April 27, 2011 Two groups of small fish, one from a Caribbean island and one from the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, exhibit some of the fastest rates of evolution known in any organism, according to a new ... > full story -
Omega 3: What Is Good for the Heart May Not Be Good for the Prostate, Study Suggests
April 25, 2011 The largest study to examine the association of dietary fats and prostate cancer risk has found what's good for the heart may not be good for the prostate. A U.S. nationwide study involving more than ... > full story
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