Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …
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Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KTLA) – Six people are in custody and a seventh is wanted by authorities after California Fish and Wildlife game wardens busted a suspected poaching ring that spanned several years and involved the cooperation of a local food market. They call themselves the E-Bike Crew, a group of six men believed to …
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Sandeel, a vital forage fish, could face new challenges as the oceans warm. Researchers have discovered two genetically distinct populations of northern sand eel that could help inform conservation and management decisions. These sand eels were caught off Greenland. Credit: Thomas Pederson In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The largest predatory dinosaur to ever walk the Earth sported a massive sail that rose from its back, but it turns out that this hulking creature would have made a very slow and …
In another spiraling nature scare to hell in Florida, scientists suspect global warming has allowed devil fish to run rampant and ravage the St. Johns River. This summer, a team of state water and wildlife experts, with the help of a team of commercial fishermen, cast industrial nets in a central Florida section of the …
Climate change is heating up the devil fish that own the Saint John River Read More »
The lesser chub is a small species of minnow native to Utah with only a handful of wild populations remaining, photo location unspecified, October 11, 2016 | Photo courtesy of BLM via Flickr, St. George News/Cedar City News CEDAR TOWN — The Center of Biological Diversity intends to sue the United States Fish and Wildlife …
Environmental group says small fish could disappear from Pine Valley water project Read More »
Small-scale fishers represent half of the people employed in the fishing sector in Europe. Yet when it comes to developing policies, they are often overlooked in favor of industry-sized organizations. But they face the same environmental and economic challenges as everyone else, and in Croatia and Greece, small-scale fishermen are finding innovative ways to respond …
Fish less, earn more: the reinvention of Mediterranean fishing Read More »
Morrison Creek Headwaters, a 22-hectare piece of protected land in the Comox Valley that is home to four species of salmon and the endangered Morrison Creek lamprey.Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail The Morrison Creek lamprey may only be beautiful to a biologist. But the jawless fish, with its gaping disc-like mouth and silvery eel-like body, …
The 20-year campaign to protect endangered fish found on one spot on Earth Read More »
Some fish watch the depths closely while swimming, new research suggests, for the same reason we pay attention to where we put our feet. They don’t take measurements, of course, but according to a new study, being biased by stimuli falling on the lower parts of the eye serves an important purpose for fish, helping …
Fish ‘look down’ when they swim, and we finally know why Read More »
