Baby reef fishes swim for gold
A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean.
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Jun 29, 2021
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An at-risk species of fish has established itself in lochs across Scotland
An at-risk species of fish has established itself in lochs across Scotland with the help of conservation managers and by rapidly adapting to its new environment, resulting in changes to their DNA, their ecology, and body ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2021
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Epigenetics study draws link between hatchery conditions and steelhead trout fitness
Alterations in the epigenetic programming of hatchery-raised steelhead trout could account for their reduced fertility, abnormal health and lower survival rates compared to wild fish, according to a new Washington State University ...
Ecology
May 18, 2021
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Study uncovers drivers of fishers' decisions of where to fish
A team of researchers from ZSL's Institute of Zoology and the University of Exeter, alongside Oceanswell, have used a new approach to understand the movement and drivers of commercial fishing fleet activity in one of the ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2021
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Opportunities and risks of technical innovations on angling and the conservation of fish populations
Technical progress has also found its way into the nature experience of recreational angling. Device innovations such as echo sounders, underwater cameras or drones make it easier to track and catch fish. An international ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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Study: Fish farming reduces genetic diversity of salmon in Swedish rivers
A team of researchers from Sweden, the U.K and the U.S., has found that release of hatchery-reared smolts in Sweden has led to a reduction in diversity in Baltic salmon. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal ...
Ocean warming and 'targeting big fish' affects viability of wild populations, global fish stock
The combined effect of rapid ocean warming and the practice of targeting big fish is affecting the viability of wild populations and global fish stock says new research by the University of Melbourne and the University of ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2021
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Cleaner fish from salmon farming affect wild populations
A growing demand for cleaner fish in salmon farms raises concerns about overfishing and human-mediated geneflow to wild populations. A recent study reveals that up to 20 percent of the local populations of corkwing wrasse ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2021
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Overfishing of Atlantic cod likely did not cause genetic changes: study
Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve genetically and mature earlier, according to a study led by Rutgers University and the University of Oslo—the first of its kind—with major ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 05, 2021
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Both old and young fish sustain fisheries
Scientists have used modern genetic techniques to prove age-old assumptions about what sizes of fish to leave in the sea to preserve the future of local fisheries.
Ecology
Mar 10, 2021
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