Researchers at the University of Stirling have developed a new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish—a species crucial to tackling the problem of sea lice in salmon.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2021
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Just like humans trying to stick to New Year's resolutions, guppies have varying levels of self-control, a new study shows.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2021
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In probably the first observation of its kind, a tricky triggerfish is seen beaching itself before attacking a crab walking along the shoreline.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2020
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Underwater photographer Deron Verbeck was diving off the coast of Kona, Hawaii when he spotted an oceanic whitetip shark with strange scarring across its head and back. He snapped a photo of the shark with its scarring pattern ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2020
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It's "hammerhead" time according aerial drone footage of blacktip sharks fleeing to shallow waters when confronted by a huge predator along the coast of southeast Florida. Footage from the drone provides the first evidence ...
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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An invasive species first identified in the Mediterranean Sea just eight years ago is likely to become a permanent feature of the region, a new study suggests.
Ecology
Apr 28, 2020
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Confirmation of a transatlantic crossing by a highly endangered marine animal signals the need for "an international mindset" when seeking ways to conserve the basking shark—named among the world's 'weirdest' animals by ...
Ecology
Nov 14, 2019
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Fish use colorful patterns to signal to each other, including advertising for mates and warding off rivals. Studying these colors, especially in small and squirmy species, sometimes entails anesthetizing and photographing ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2019
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Cutlip minnows, a species of small fish that inhabit streams, could be described as the master interior decorators of the fish world.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2018
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A study by Simon Fraser University aquatic ecologists Emma Atkinson and John Reynolds reveals that young salmon may jump out of water to remove sea lice.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2018
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