Roberto Altamirano has the lake to himself as he casts his glistening net onto the still water in a perfect circle, lets it sink, then slowly pulls it in.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2017
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A new virus that has decimated fish populations in Ecuador and Israel has spread to Egypt, according to a new report from the University of Stirling and WorldFish.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2017
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Tanzania, perhaps best known for safaris over its vast open plains, has ambitious plans for diminutive freshwater wildlife with enormous, untapped potential.
Ecology
Jan 11, 2017
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With a low price tag and mild flavor, tilapia has become a staple dinnertime fish for many Americans. Now it could have another use: helping to heal our wounds. In the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, scientists ...
Materials Science
Feb 11, 2015
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How many of us have seen, much to its owner consternation, a misguided pet urinating at the corner of a room marking its territory to repel rivals and attract females? Well, apparently fish do the same.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2014
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An invasive fish species currently occupying the Chapman River is being monitored in research exploring the effectiveness of different capture methods.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2013
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The poster child for sustainable fish farming -- the tilapia -- is actually a problematic invasive species for the native fish of the islands of Fiji, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other ...
Ecology
Jan 12, 2010
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Posts are appearing on my Facebook feed warning against the dangers of eating tilapia. So I decided to do a little research.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2018
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The United States annually imports nearly $1 billion worth of tilapia while producing another 30 million pounds ourselves. This makes tilapia the U.S.'s fourth most consumed fish. Worldwide, farmed-raised tilapia is nearly ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2017
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Gus, the beloved and famously neurotic polar bear at the Central Park zoo in New York, has died aged 27, the Wildlife Conservation Society said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2013
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