Thieving sea lions break into salmon farm and gorge on feast of fish
Dozens of thieving sea lions in western Canada have spent the last few weeks gorging on fish after brazenly slipping into an industrial salmon farm …
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Supersized Goldfish Could Become Superinvaders
Just west of Toronto last summer, startled biologists counted more than 20,000 goldfish in a single urban stormwater pond the size of two basketball courts. And the …
Utah Cutthroat Slam Funds 2 New Conservation Projects
In its first six years, the Utah Cutthroat Slam has raised over $68,000 for native cutthroat trout restoration, and two new conservation projects geared toward …
Missouri River rainbow estimates near Craig hit 2nd highest on record
2021 had the second-highest estimate on record for rainbow trout along the Craig section of the Missouri River, a state fish biologist said. That stretch …
Newly Released Data Shows How Fish Pass Through Dams
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have released a unique data set containing more than 5 million raw data points on the movement, behavior, …
New Tool to Help Protect Native Fish from Hybridizing with Non-Natives
Oregon State University researchers have created a tool to assess the risk of hybridization among native and non-native fish, a development that could aid natural …
Smallmouth bass at Yellowstone’s doorstep
An angler’s late February catch in the Gardner River raises concern that nonnative smallmouth bass could invade Yellowstone National Park. Todd Koel, Yellowstone’s longtime …
Madison River ready for fishing months after dam malfunction
“I think we dodged a bullet on account of the dam malfunction. I think we’re in good shape now,” Ennis Tackle Shop owner and …
Wild fish stocks squandered to feed farmed salmon
Shoppers’ appetite for salmon is causing millions of tonnes of nutritious mackerel, sardines, and anchovies to be wasted as fish feed, according to new research. …
Do salmon have rights?
Jack Fiander knew he needed to try something different. For months, Fiander, a member of the Yakama Nation and legal counsel for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian …