Messing with Nature
Scientists looking for evidence that climate-caused ocean acidification is harming North Pacific salmon have instead discovered something else – a threat to wild fish from …
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The ‘charismatic’ tequila fish swims freely once again
A freshwater fish declared extinct in the wild has been reintroduced to its native waters in Mexico after nearly 20 years. The tequila fish, named …
Not to Alarm Anyone, but Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive
A bizarre experiment from Israel suggests goldfish are capable of navigating environments far removed from their natural habitats. Getting goldfish to drive a vehicle on …
Tagged striped bass re-captured 18 years later
When Tom McCandless checked his Pennsylvania mailbox, he wasn’t expecting a letter explaining that a striped bass he caught eighteen years ago had been recaptured …
Young salmon found a haven during the Pacific Northwest’s sweltering summer
During a summer that brought record-breaking onshore heat in the Northwest, young salmon emerging from the Columbia River encountered cool coastal waters and an abundance …
I Spy With My Barreleye
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently spotted an exceedingly rare barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). This strange deep-sea dweller has a transparent head it sees …
Global Climate Change Twisted Consolation Prize
Retreating glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce around 6,150 kilometers of new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100, according …
Aquaculture salmon detected in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine rivers
Two aquaculture-origin Atlantic salmon were among seven adult fish collected on Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau River this year for breeding at Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Coldbrook …
Scientists Are Running Out of Salmon to Study
There’s always the Great Lakes. For years, Steven Cooke, a biologist at Carleton University in Ottawa, has been traveling to British Columbia to research Pacific …
Scientists Made a Plastic Mug Out of Salmon Sperm
One possible answer to the growing plastic problem could come from a weird place: salmon jizz. In a study published recently in the Journal of the American …