Fisheries/Aquaculture

In enriched rearing method structures are added to rearing tanks to increase habitat complexity and resemblance to natural conditionsCredit: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Cooperative study conducted by University of Jyväskylä…

Credit: Zach Weagly, Penn State A fisherman's curiosity led to identification of the correlation between microbial communities in recreational freshwater locales and seasonal environmental changes, according to a team of…

Research highlights potential for restoration of important habitatsCredit: Van Hare/PSMFC An unprecedented survey has revealed the loss of about 85 percent of historical tidal wetlands in California, Oregon, and Washington. The…

Credit: John Sparks (2019) Flashlight fish use their bioluminescent organs to school at night - and only a few need actively flash to maintain the group, according to a study published August 14, 2019 in the open-access journal…

Credit: University of Konstanz The mechanisms by which new species arise are still not fully understood. What are the evolutionary processes that drive the evolution of new species? Evolutionary biologists traditionally assumed that…

The emotive warnings were made because of global reports that its precursor 'Finding Nemo' had inspired a surge in purchases of clown fish, which in turn caused environmental and animal harm. This became known as "the Nemo effect". The…

Credit: Luke Holman, University of Southampton A team of scientists from the University of Southampton, Bangor University and the National Oceanography Centre have discovered several artificially introduced species in the…

ANN ARBOR--Asian carp are capable of surviving and growing in much larger portions of Lake Michigan than scientists previously believed and present a high risk of becoming established, according to a new modeling study from University of…

URBANA, Ill. - Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are known to jump from the water and wallop anglers, threaten aquatic food…

University of Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major fundingCredit: University of Bath Plastic microbeads were banned from shower gels and toothpaste in the UK last year, but could…