Senegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle
The Senegalese town of Kayar sits on the doorstep of the vast Atlantic Ocean, but it is a farm located further inland that provides part of its fish production......»»
Fish mercury found to peak in winter and near spawning, then reduce after growing season
The pronounced seasonal changes of warm open-water and cold ice-covered seasons dominate natural cycles in Finnish lakes......»»
Gadusol: Powerful "sunscreen" that protects early stages of fish development
As outside activities become more popular with the changing seasons, people are looking to protect themselves from sunburns and melanomas, primarily using commercial sunscreens......»»
APPL $3T valuation isn’t far off – but no thanks to Vision Pro, argues Bloomberg
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the ticker tape (ok, the Stocks app) as it seems that any day now could see a milestone APPL $3T valuation. But as the company gets ever closer to hitting that market cap, a new Bloomberg piece argues that the rec.....»»
Senegalese go wild for prized "maad" fruit
Outside a bustling fruit market in Senegal's Dakar region, three trucks are blocking the road while a dozen men sweat to unload the precious cargo......»»
Research shows more than 90% of global aquaculture faces substantial risk from environmental change
Many of the world's largest aquatic food producers are highly vulnerable to human-induced environmental change, with some of the highest-risk countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa demonstrating the lowest capacity for adaptation, a landmark stu.....»»
Study reveals reason hellbenders are disappearing
The gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, once the apex predators of many freshwater streams, have been in decline for decades, their population constantly shrinking. No one knew why. William Hopkins, professor in the Department of Fish a.....»»
The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway
The discovery of environmental DNA from fish species that have strayed far from their normal range is an ominous reminder of warming, changing seas......»»
Nancy Pelosi exercises options for $1 million of Apple stock one day before expiration
Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul have exercised options worth millions of dollars in both Apple and Microsoft stocks a day before the both would have expired.Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/APThe pair purchased 5,000 shares each in both Apple and Micros.....»»
Researchers discover one-of-a-kind fish is local to lower Susquehanna
In an attempt to rescue a rare darter in the lower Susquehanna River, a Penn State research team, working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, has determined that the fish is a distinct subspecies found nowhere else. And that makes the eff.....»»
NASA wants to identify phytoplankton species from space. Here"s why
They're small, but they're mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, tiny phytoplankton are a crucial part of ocean ecosystems and essential to life as we know it on Earth. To give us a new view of.....»»
New genomic mechanisms of fish survival in the extreme cold revealed
An international team based at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the U.K., the University of Oslo in Norway as well as institutes in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.S. has sequenced the genomes of 24 Antarctic fi.....»»
Study: Executive functions in fish brains improve with experimental expansion of relative telencephalon size
The telencephalon is the part of the brain responsible for executive functions in fish, according to an experimental study published in PNAS Nexus......»»
Different pathways for achieving endothermy in teleost fish species
Endothermic animals include mammals and birds, but there are also some fish capable of endothermy. Over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, at least 40 species of fish have overcome the challenge of losing heat in water and successfully achie.....»»
The world"s fish are shrinking as the climate warms. Researchers are trying to figure out why
Fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, ranging from tiny gobies and zebrafish to gigantic tunas and whale sharks. They provide vital sustenance to billions of people worldwide via fisheries and aquaculture, and are critical parts of aquatic.....»»
Fish farm waste can be used to produce biogas, study shows
Digesting fish waste can allow circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas that can be fed back into the energy system of these farms. This also generates excellent nutrition for plants, according to new research from the Univers.....»»
Completing the rusty patched bumble bee genome may offer new approach to saving endangered bee
A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) scientists, offering new possible appro.....»»
Opinion: The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can"t solve the West"s water crisis
Sheldon SmilingCoyote locked his eyes on the push and pull of the waves in front of him, suddenly slashing the tip of his handheld hook through the water, pulling out a slimy prehistoric fish......»»
"There is nothing for me": Vietnam drought dries up income
On the shores of a reservoir that feeds one of Vietnam's biggest hydropower plants, Dang Thi Phuong points at the cracked ground where the fish that help her earn a living normally swim......»»
Study investigates how young fish ingest plastic
In a new study, marine biologist Carolin Müller of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) demonstrates the ingestion of microplastic particles by juvenile sea bream. She also investigated which environmental factors determine whether.....»»
Inside the battle to build a $1.2 billion fish barricade
The Army Corps of Engineers aims to block invasive carp from the Great Lakes. Enlarge / Top: An invasive carp collected during scheduled fish sampling at the Wilmington Substation. (credit: USFWS) Over the past 50-some.....»»