FEFU scientist reported on concentration of pesticides in marine organisms
Credit: FEFU press office According to ecotoxicologist from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), from the 90s and during 2000s in ...
Tag: Fisheries/Aquaculture
First book published on fishes of the Salish Sea
Credit: Joseph Tomelleri/University of Washington Press The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in ...
How to keep fish in the sea and on the plate
Pacific temporary fishing bans are better than permanent closuresCredit: © Emily Darling/WCS Temporary bans on fishing can be better than ...
Coral bleaching causes a permanent change in fish life
Repeat coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures has resulted in lasting changes to fish communities, according to a new ...
Robotic fish to replace animal testing
Scientists are developing alternative methods for assessing the fish-friendliness of hydroelectric power plantsCredit: Jana Dünnhaupt The artificial fish surrogates should ...
Community knowledge can be as valuable as ecological knowledge in environmental decision-making
An understanding of community issues can be as valuable as knowing the ecology of an area when making environmental decisions, ...
2019 ‘dead zone’ may be the second largest on record
A recent forecast of the size of the "Dead Zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2019 ...
Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink
Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light ...
Fishers keen to help address the problem of marine litter
Credit: Fishing for Litter Commercial fishers are acutely aware of the potential for marine litter to cause lasting damage to ...
Leopard coral grouper: Overexploited
Credit: Dhani Researchers measured the population stock in Saleh Bay, Indonesia of the commercially valuable leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), ...
What’s fair game on the high seas?
Sonar innovation could single out sustainable tuna species from afarCredit: International Seafood Sustainability Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 6 -- Sustainability-driven ...
Microorganisms on microplastics
Organisms can grow on microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. The findings of a recent study undertaken by researchers from the Leibniz-Institute ...
Early lives of Alaska sockeye salmon accelerating with climate change
Credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life ...
Salmon get a major athletic boost via a single enzyme
The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, help explain how the fish undertake arduous upstream migrations, ...