Fish News
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Conservationists are harnessing digital technology to assess the numbers of threatened and endangered species. One application includes the digital recording of fish songs to track populations.
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To protect overfishing and to maintain an ecological balance a group of major international fishing companies are working together. The scope of works centers around a new charter.
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The sounds of the ocean remain hard to capture using audio equipment, however researchers have Lionfish have been recorded making sounds for the first time
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Sushi is growing in popularity in many parts of the world, yet the risks from parasitic infection from eating raw fish are often underplayed, according to a new health report.
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By AFP
Reykjav -
"What a view!!" Britain's celebrity chef Jamie Oliver exclaimed under a photo he posted on Facebook of a salmon farming cage nestled in a snowy fjord.
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The fang-blenny is a curious fish, and it's a fish that bites. The odd thing about the bite is that you won't feel it and that's because the fish delivers a 'heroin-like' chemical into the skin.
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By AFP
Konjic -
Bosnia's fisheries watchdog gazes over an expanse of sand and mud, a space once occupied by a large thriving lake but recently emptied in the race for electricity production.
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By AFP
Toukyo -
A religious ceremony in Japan where carp are plied with alcohol before being returned to a river has left animal rights activists feeling green around the gills.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
Next time you order halibut, red snapper or yellowfin tuna at a sushi restaurant in the Los Angeles area, you may want to ask for proof of what's on your plate.
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Chicago -
A giant prehistoric fish once thought to be extinct could be the solution to the worsening invasion of non-native Asian carp that is choking U.S. rivers and crowding out local species.
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Swordfish are very fast and powerful fish. Just how they can navigate speedily through the friction of water has been a mystery — until, that is, the discovery of an oil gland.
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By AFP
Paris -
Many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks are caught using cyanide, said research Thursday which highlighted the danger to corals.
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By AFP
Toukyo -
A members-only Japanese restaurant serving the banned and deadly delicacy "tiger blowfish" liver has been raided, police said Thursday.
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San Francisco -
Northern California salmon fisherman face severe restrictions on catch this spring after lower-than-expected numbers of the fish have been counted offshore.
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Raccoons are definitely cute and clever, and in habitats where they have predators, they keep to the trees and do most of their foraging for food at night.
In areas where there are no predators, their cute and clever ways can wreak havoc on ecosystems.
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By AFP
Seoul -
Seoul's oldest and largest fish market -- a city landmark and tourist hot-spot -- is fighting a move to a futuristic, half-billion-dollar facility, with vendors insisting they prefer the sprawling, run-down site they have called home for 45 years.
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By AFP
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Paris authorities have moved tens of thousands of fish to clean up the Canal Saint-Martin, a popular waterway commissioned by Napoleon that attracts hordes of tourists and revellers.
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Europe’s waters have seen decades of overfishing. This has led to a decline in stocks such as cod, as well as other fish populations being depleted faster than they can recover. On this basis, reform is needed, experts say.
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Scientists have discovered that some fish use a clever mechanism to disguise themselves and avoid hungry predators in the open ocean.
These findings may also help the military create more effective ways to use this type of camouflage.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russian traffic police have busted a caviar smuggling operation after stopping a speeding hearse with half-a-ton of black caviar hidden in a coffin.
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Boston -
Recent research shows that the reason seals are such effective hunters is due to the unique shape of their whiskers.
Protruding from an animal's cheeks, whiskers can help them feel touch; something that's important since most mammals don't have hands.
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Sea otters tickle our imaginations. Their charming antics make them the clowns of the sea, and for those of us fortunate enough to live alongside them, they are enchanting. The sight of mother otters cuddling young ones make them even more endearing.
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Around three-quarters of the fish in the River Thames have plastic fibers in their gut. This is based on a new survey, highlighting the extent of plastic pollution.
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In the dark depths of the nighttime ocean, marine biologists filmed something they had never seen before: A sea turtle glowing a brilliant green and red.
The turtle is the first reptile that scientists have observed with this trait.
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For the past few years, cod fishing in the North Sea has been frowned upon. The numbers of fish were previously considered too low, but a new report suggests numbers are rising.
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New research suggests that a high consumption of fish helps to keep depression at bay, for those who are risk from mental health problems.
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Anchorage -
U.S. scientists looking at the effect of oil spilled from Exxon Valdez on fish have concluded calamity led to heart problems in embryonic fish. The finding could help with the assessment of future oil spills.
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Scientists have been studying blind cavefish to understand the effects of obesity. The results from the fish, for patterns of starvation and over-eating, are thought to be similar as those with the human body.
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A fish toxin could be the basis of a new treatment for cancer, according to a study. This has been found by performing genetic testing on the humble zebrafish.
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Paleontologists found that ray-finned fish began to dominate the seas after the mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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Fish Image
Nir David Kibbutz, Israel 2011
Atlantic mudskippers (Periophthalmus barbarus) photographed on the shore near Tenda-Ba in The Gambia. Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
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Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Nick Hobgood
School of blue-banded sea-perch unknown
Atlantic Molly DECEPTOLOGY
A shark caught on a GoPro camera thanks to N.J. teacher Amanda Brewer Via Instagram account ab_roo
Nir David Kibbutz, Israel 2011
Nir David Kibbutz, Israel 2011
Stingray, Grand Cayman. CC-BY Wikimedia
Sayaka Ganz's portrayal of fish spawning, using kitchen utensils With permission by Sayaka Ganz
FAST FOOD: A serving of fish and chips -- larger than what the chain is offering customers for free on Saturday, is shown at a Long John Silver's restarant in 2006. Terence Ong/Wikimedia Commons
A salmon fillet Via Flickr user naotakem
A California Grunion in a fish tank San Diego Shooter
Northern anchovies (i.e. Californian Anchovies) Neil916
Detail of the head of a Weedy Sea Dragon showing the fine pectoral fins on each side of the "neck" (Courtesy of Jason Shelley). Jason Shelley
Nir David Kibbutz, Israel 2011
PROBLEM-SOLVERS?: A group of alligator gars (atractosteus spatula) swim at the Steinhart Aquarium, part of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in 2009. BrokenSphere / Wikimedia Commons
A fairly big number of fish species, including eels and sharks, has the ability to generate and discharge electrical currents in the water around. Wikimedia Commons
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