A new study of the genetic profiles of wild and hatchery coho salmon demonstrates important distinctions in how the two types of fish form mating pairs.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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The domestication of Atlantic salmon through years of fish farming has led to farmed Atlantic salmon developing smaller eyes according to a new piece of research published in the journal Evolutionary Applications.
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2021
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When warmwater fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with baby spring chinook salmon in reservoirs in Oregon's Willamette River they ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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Australians consume a lot of salmon—much of it farmed in Tasmania. But as Richard Flanagan's new book Toxic shows, concern about the industry's environmental damage is growing.
Ecology
Sep 17, 2021
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It was just before sunrise in July when the botanists Naomi Fraga and Maria Jesus threw on backpacks and crunched their way across a brittle alkaline flat in the hottest corner of the Mojave Desert. Their mission: to rescue ...
Ecology
Aug 27, 2021
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For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the Lower Fraser River, one of the most important spawning and rearing grounds for Pacific salmon in B.C.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2021
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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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The respiratory performance of wild Pacific sockeye salmon functions normally even when infected with piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), according to a new study released today.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2021
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Behavior is one indicator of fish welfare. If we have a good understanding of how fish behave in their normal state, as well as in unusual environmental conditions, we can potentially detect events early on that might harm ...
Ecology
Jul 6, 2021
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Hundreds of thousands of salmon swim against the current in southeast Norway—in massive indoor tanks away from the nearest river as the controversial industry increasingly embraces greener land-based facilities.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2021
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