It is well known that female sex hormones (oestrogens) that end up in rivers and lakes, primarily via spillage from sewers and livestock farming, pose a threat to the environment.
Ecology
Feb 23, 2012
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The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part of Wageningen UR, in a ...
Ecology
Jan 23, 2012
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Researchers supported by IDRC guided the first families into this new venture when the construction of a hydro dam flooded the area in 1982.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2011
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Nowadays, half of all the fish we eat comes from fish farms. The problem is that these fish are increasingly being fed vegetable matter, which could lead to a build-up of residual pesticides in them. A new test shows how ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2011
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(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday refused to order a cut in flows from the Grand Coulee Dam that threaten millions of fish raised in pens downstream in the Columbia River.
Ecology
May 28, 2011
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Industrial-scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture (e.g. salmon, cod, turbot and grouper) released today. This ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2010
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The role of a key nutrient which prevents cataracts in salmon has been revealed by eye specialists at the University of East Anglia.
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2010
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In a unique project to combat depleted fish supplies in Lake Victoria, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Makerere University in Kampala, have established 'boutique' fish farms in small villages around ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2010
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(AP) -- Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.
Ecology
Oct 25, 2009
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Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape?
Ecology
Aug 31, 2009
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