Poor water quality could have contributed to the death of hundreds of fish in a Dunedin estuary at the weekend. Dead fish, including smelt, flounder,…
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Wisconsin Official Traded Sturgeon Research Eggs for Caviar, Prosecutors Say
The eggs, processed into tiny black pearls prized by the gastronomic world for their burst-in-the-mouth, briny flavor profile, were said by state fisheries employees to…
Electric Eels Hunt in Packs, Shocking Prey and Scientists
In August 2012, Douglas Bastos, then a graduate student at Brazil’s Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, was exploring a remote waterway in the Amazon…
North Korean fisherman ‘executed for listening to foreign radio while at sea’
A North Korean fishing captain has reportedly been executed after he admitted tuning into foreign radio stations whilst at sea. The mariner was given the…
‘They’re Calling You on the Squid Phone’
Earlier this week, and more than 2,700 feet underwater by the northern Great Barrier Reef, a remotely operated vehicle named SuBastian engaged in a stare-off…
How Suckerfish Surf Across Blue Whales Without Falling Off
In 2014, Jeremy Goldbogen, a marine biologist at Stanford University, stuck video cameras on the backs of blue whales, hoping to learn more about their…
Colorado testing fish for PFAS in new push to prevent harm from “forever chemicals”
FOUNTAIN VALLEY REGIONAL PARK — Colorado health researcher Sarah Erickson spread her tools in a gazebo by Willow Springs Ponds one recent morning and sliced…
Fears of no-trade deal Brexit rise as UK says progress unlikely at talks
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a trade deal have risen sharply as negotiations have been threatened by London’s…