News tagged with red snapper

Fast new test for terrible form of food poisoning

Scientists are reporting development of a fast, reliable new test that could help people avoid a terrible type of food poisoning that comes from eating fish tainted with a difficult-to-detect toxin from marine ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

DNA barcoding reveals mislabeled cod and haddock in Dublin

Ecological scientists in Ireland recently used DNA barcoding to identify species of fish labeled as either "cod" or "haddock" in fish and chip shops, fresh fish counters and supermarkets in 10 postal districts in Dublin. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Overfishing: Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?

Years before an economic crisis taught everyone the risks of runaway growth, marine fishermen and fishery managers were already getting a crash course.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists map fish habitat and movements at Gray's Reef Marine Sanctuary

Two related research expeditions by NOAA scientists to track the habitat preferences and movements of fish at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary may help managers protect overfished species such as red snapper and grouper. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Fishermen blast premier dive sites off Indonesia

(AP) -- Coral gardens that were among Asia's most spectacular, teeming with colorful sea life just a few months ago, have been transformed into desolate gray moonscapes by fishermen who use explosives or ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Efforts to spear invasive lionfish not likely to curb population, researchers say

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lionfish are causing problems for native fish populations in Florida’s coastal waters, such as grouper and snapper, prompting efforts to try and curb populations of the invasive species.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists: Gulf health nearly at pre-spill level

(AP) -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds common ground for ecosystems and fishing in Northwest Mexico

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have completed a new study on the geography of commercial fisheries in Northwest Mexico and the results could have far-ranging implications ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Has overfishing ended? Top US scientist says yes

(AP) -- For the first time in at least a century, U.S. fishermen won't take too much of any species from the sea, one of the nation's top fishery scientists says.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists lower Gulf health grade

(AP) -- Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, damage to the Gulf of Mexico can be measured more in increments than extinctions, say scientists polled ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Snail mail beats phones as feds try to sustain ample fish stocks in U.S. coastal waters

(PhysOrg.com) -- Old-fashioned snail mail and a postage stamp might be the answer for federal officials struggling to keep the waters off the U.S. coast from being overfished.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

(AP) -- Scientists are reporting early signs that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is altering the marine food web by killing or tainting some creatures and spurring the growth of others more suited to a fouled ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore

(AP) -- Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Deepwater mystery: Oil loose in the Gulf

(AP) -- Streaming video of oil pouring from the seafloor and images of dead, crude-soaked birds serve as visual bookends to the natural calamity unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6


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