Fish News
May 21, 2024
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May 17, 2024 — A team explored the influence the spatial extent of research -- the geographical coverage of data collected -- has on evaluating the sensitivity of different fish species to climate ...
May 20, 2024 — The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ago from the Northern Hemisphere, in a separate colonisation event to that which led to the Brazilian ...
May 20, 2024 — Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Using citizen science, photographs, on-water observations and the combination of morphological and genetic data, researchers have provided evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a new home in Bermuda. Results show that after ...
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May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 — A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11 northern and ...
May 15, 2024 — 'Dust clouds' at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance for the biggest part. Yet, a small portion of the stirred-up bottom ...
May 13, 2024 — Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 9, 2024 — After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide ...
May 8, 2024 — Scientists have confirmed the identity of an unusual, ancient and Endangered species of fish that is living in the coastal rivers of Queensland, ...
May 6, 2024 — As the region reckons with its toxic history of offshore dumping off the California coast, new findings raise troubling questions about whether the banned pesticide remains a threat to wildlife and ...
May 3, 2024 — A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the ...
May 2, 2024 — Human activities account for 20% to more than 60% of toxic thallium entering the Baltic Sea over the past eight decades, according to new research. ...
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May 2, 2024 — Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to 'boring' vegetables. A ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaii, known as loko i'a or fishponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested both inside and outside of the pond. Today, aquaculture supplies ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Due to the changing climate, young herring arrive in the Wadden Sea earlier and earlier in ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from microbes in soybean processing ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have published a comprehensive study on the invasion of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting a rapid spread and the potential ecological impacts. The research shows the ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Oncorhynchus rastrosus, a giant species of salmon that lived in the North American Pacific Northwest a few million years ago, sported a pair of front teeth that projected out from the sides of its ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — The beginning of life is shrouded in mystery. While the intricate dynamics of mitosis is well-studied in the so-called somatic cells -- the cells that have a specialized function, like skin and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers used acoustic telemetry to tag and track coho on their ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including zebrafish, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults. Biologists sheds new light on ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, released almost 100 million gallons of oil, causing significant pollution. A decade later, its long-term ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers who created 'family trees' for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born descendants of hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in an Oregon river show improved ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large whale species worldwide, the North Atlantic right whale, using new data to help avoid right whales' harmful ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study suggests that people with diets high in seafood may face a greater risk of exposure to PFAS -- the family of human-made toxins known as 'forever chemicals' -- than previously ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States. The maps in this collaborative report ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Scientists have created a step-by-step aging guide for octopus to ensure fisheries remain sustainable, protecting the longevity of this ancient animal while guaranteeing the world doesn't go ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the mouth's shape while they collected food. Experts have used CT scanning techniques to build up ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity
- Herring Arrives Earlier in the Wadden Sea Due to Climate Change
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- These Giant, Prehistoric Salmon Had Tusk-Like Teeth
- Unveiling the Mysteries of Cell Division in Embryos With Timelapse Photography
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- Huge Database Gives Insight Into Salmon Patterns at Sea
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Scientists Create Octopus Survival Guide to Minimize Impacts of Fishing
- 3D Mouth of an Ancient Jawless Fish Suggests They Were Filter-Feeders, Not Scavengers or Hunters
- Cold-Affinity Algae Species Are Gradually Being Replaced by Warm-Affinity Ones Off the Coast of Biscay
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- What's Quieter Than a Fish? A School of Them
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
Friday, April 5, 2024
- In the Evolution of Walking, the Hip Bone Connected to the Rib Bones
- eDNA Methods Give a Real-Time Look at Coral Reef Health
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
- Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Rays Were More Diverse 150 Million Years Ago Than Previously Thought
- Entanglements of Humpback Whales in Fish Farms Rare -- And Naivety Could Be to Blame
- Forest, Stream Habitats Keep Energy Exchanges in Balance, Global Team Finds
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Killer Whales Use Specialized Hunting Techniques to Catch Marine Mammals in the Open Ocean
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes
- Sleep-Wake Rhythm: Fish Change Our Understanding of Sleep Regulation
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Marine Heat Waves Disrupt the Ocean Food Web in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
- Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Do Some Electric Fish Sense the World Through Comrades' Auras?
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Walleye Struggle With Changes to Timing of Spring Thaw
- Extinctions Could Result as Fish Change Foraging Behavior in Response to Rising Temperatures
Monday, February 26, 2024
- 'Janitors' Of the Sea: Overharvested Sea Cucumbers Play Crucial Role in Protecting Coral
- Predatory Fish Use Rapid Color Changes to Coordinate Attacks
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm? It's Not Their Gills
- Mercury Levels in Tuna Remain Nearly Unchanged Since 1971
- Toxic Elements Found in Stranded Whales, Dolphins Over 15 Years
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Unlocking the Energetic Secrets of Collective Animal Movement: How Group Behavior Reduces Energy Costs in Fish
- Even Very Low Levels of Pesticide Exposure Can Affect Fish for Generations
- Artificial Reefs Help Preserve Coral Reefs by Shifting Divers Away from the Natural Ones, According to New Long-Term Study of One in Eilat
- Nature's Checkup: Surveying Biodiversity With Environmental DNA Sequencing
- Decline in Microbial Genetic Richness in the Western Arctic Ocean
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- The Role of Jellies as a Food Source in the Arctic Winter
- Cold-Water Coral Traps Itself on Mountains in the Deep Sea
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- How Kelp Forests Persisted Through the Large 2014-2016 Pacific Marine Heatwave
- Ancient Australian Air-Breathing Fish from 380 Million Years Ago
Monday, February 5, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Zebrafish Navigate to Find Their Comfortable Temperature
- Clown Anemonefish Seem to Be Counting Bars and Laying Down the Law
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Male Southern Elephant Seals Are Picky Eaters
- Vitamin Discovered in Rivers May Offer Hope for Salmon Suffering from Thiamine Deficiency Disease
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
- Global Inventory of Sound Production Brings Us One Step Closer to Understanding Aquatic Ecosystems
- 15 Most Pressing Issues for Conservation, Including Invertebrate Decline and Changing Marine Ecosystems
- Genetic Atlas Detailing Early Stages of Zebrafish Development
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Feathered Friends Can Become Unlikely Helpers for Tropical Coral Reefs Facing Climate Change Threat
- The Ocean May Be Storing More Carbon Than Estimated in Earlier Studies
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
- 'Shocking' Discovery: Electricity from Electric Eels May Transfer Genetic Material to Nearby Animals