Nearly 85 percent of seafood enjoyed by U.S. consumers is imported, and almost half of that is farm raised through a process called "aquaculture," according to the National Aquaculture Association, based ...

Biology - Other

May 14, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

The impact of hatcheries on salmon is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery environment, at the cost of their ability to thrive ...

Biology - Evolution

Dec 19, 2011 4.4 / 5 (14) 100 |

(Phys.org)—After being virtually wiped out during a flood in 2005 in Wolf Point Creek, Alaska, salmon, meiofauna and most macroinvertebrates all re-colonized within two years, according to research published by University ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 03, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

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 |

The mystery of how salmon navigate across thousands of miles of open ocean to locate their river of origin before journeying upstream to spawn has intrigued biologists for decades, and now a new study may ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 07, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—An "unexpectedly large" number of free-ranging salmon are being killed by parasitic lice in European waters every year, according to the results of a major international study.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2 |

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

A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research.

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 30, 2009 4 / 5 (3) 0

New research suggests that allowing more Pacific salmon to spawn in coastal streams will not only benefit the natural environment, including grizzly bears, but could also lead to more salmon in the ocean and ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 10, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- Because the gradual increase in temperatures worldwide is still relatively new, researchers have had difficulty in finding examples of genetic changes in organisms that are adapting to the warmer ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 13, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

Salmon know when their most common predator is around, because they can tell that it's eaten salmon before, new research shows. Young fish can do this too, even if they've never encountered that particular ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 13, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

The phrase "no guts, no glory" doesn't just apply to athletes who are striving to excel.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 15, 2011 not rated yet 0 |

Massive die-offs among Canada's wild sockeye salmon could be due to a genetic flaw that causes immune weakness and could make viruses lethal, researchers said Thursday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 13, 2011 2.8 / 5 (5) 0

In Canada's Fraser River, a mysterious illness has killed millions of Pacific salmon, and scientists have a new hypothesis about why: The wild salmon are suffering from viral infections similar to those linked to some forms ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 18, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 3

The nearly three century old method for naming newly discovered nature will face a rebellion this Friday at Yale University.

Biology - Other

Apr 14, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 2