The decimation of a seaweed that provides vital habitat for an interdependent web of marine species off the WA coast, as a consequence of a record ocean heatwave, has been revealed in a paper published in ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Producing sea shells and algae alongside fish could provide both an environmentally friendly and economically viable solution to make Mediterranean aquaculture sustainable.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Invasive species are known for disturbing their new homes. Whether it's the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes or garlic mustard in native woodlands, their rampant multiplication crowds out native ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

The discovery, by a team from Plymouth University and the UK Marine Biological Association, highlights the growing problem of plastic contamination of marine environments.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

The long-beaked La Plata River dolphin, a small species living in in South America's Atlantic coastal waters, is increasingly threatened with extinction from big-net fishing, Brazilian researchers warn.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 18, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

Methods used to eradicate feral pigs and goats in Hawaii, Australia, the Galapagos Islands and southern United States could be employed in Minnesota to fight the Asian carp invasion.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 18, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 12

A fish contaminated with radiation levels more than 2,500 times the legal limit has been caught near Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, its operator said Friday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 18, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 1

(Phys.org)—A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name.

Electronics - Robotics

Jan 16, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 2 |

Despite modern designs intended to allow migratory fish to pass, hydropower dams on major Northeast U.S. waterways, including the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers, have failed to let economically important ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 16, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

The $15 billion ornamental fish industry faces a global problem with antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes, raising concern that treatments for fish diseases may not work when needed – and creating ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Mycobacteriosis in fish is a disease that is difficult to detect and therefore often underdiagnosed. For the same reason, information about the effects of this disease on the fish farming industry has been ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Japanese scientists have successfully bred a type of salmon using surrogate parents of a different species, in a breakthrough that could help preserve endangered creatures, the chief researcher said Tuesday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 2

Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows that the same may be true from one century to the next.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be sustainably harvested.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Chris Martin has bred more than 3,000 hybrid fish in his time as a graduate student in evolution and ecology at UC Davis, a pursuit that has helped him create one of the most comprehensive snapshots of natural ...

Biology - Evolution

Jan 10, 2013 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |