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In cod we trust: DNA test combats fisheries fraud

Scientists on Tuesday said they had devised a DNA test to pinpoint the geographical origins of commercial seafish, in a breakthrough against illegal trawling that threatens fish stocks worldwide.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

8 species of wild fish have been detected in aquaculture feed

Researchers from the University of Oviedo have for the first time analysed a DNA fragment from commercial feed for aquarium cichlids, aquaculture salmon and marine fish in aquariums. The results show that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate change study warns against one-off experiments

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change research conducted by the University of Aberdeen and Marine Scotland Science highlights the risks of conducting an experiment only once.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Stranded baby seals concern Dutch rescuers

A month ago, a young seal named Marco washed up on a beach on the northern Dutch Frisian island of Ameland, one of a growing number of recently stranded pups that has left his rescuers worried.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oil is more toxic than previously thought, study finds

Bad news for the Gulf of Mexico: a study released in late December sheds new light on the toxicity of oil in aquatic environments, and shows that environmental impact studies currently in use may be inadequate. The report ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0

'20 tonnes of herring' washed up on Norwegian coast

Thousands of herring have floated ashore on Norway's western coast, leaving experts perplexed about the phenomenon, according to the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 19

Sunlight and bunker oil a fatal combination for Pacific herring

The 2007 Cosco Busan disaster, which spilled 54,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay, had an unexpectedly lethal impact on embryonic fish, devastating a commercially and ecologically important species for nearly ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Politics is driving fish stocks to collapse

Stocks of fish like cod and herring are likely to collapse within 40 years if European fisheries ministers continue to ignore scientific recommendations on how much fish should be caught each year, warn researchers.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Atlantic herring population trends linked to egg predation by haddock

(PhysOrg.com) -- NOAA scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population. The model also provides evidence that egg predation by haddock ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery -- copepods share 'diver's weight belt' technique with whales

A deep-sea mystery has been solved with the discovery that the tiny 3 mm long marine animals, eaten by herring, cod and mackerel, use the same buoyancy control as whales.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eleven-foot 'giant herring' found off Sweden

A "giant herring" measuring 3.5 metres (11.4 feet) has been discovered off Sweden's western coast -- the first such fish found in the Scandinavian country in more than 130 years, a maritime museum said Tuesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Scientists look for reasons behind herring decline

In an ominous environmental sign, California regulators this month closed all herring fishing in San Francisco Bay for the first time ever, shutting down the last commercial fishery in the Bay.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists IDs genesis of animal behavior patterns

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, MIT engineers and colleagues have observed the initiation of a mass gathering and subsequent migration of hundreds of millions of animals — in this case, fish.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Herring

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Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) and the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) may each be divided into subspecies. Herrings are forage fish moving in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are caught, salted, smoked, marinated and creamed.

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