Wikio - Ichthyology

Saving the "Amazon of the Seas" (YubaNet.com)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:35:14 GMT

In the Indo-Pacific area, a 5.7 million square kilometre triangle contains over one-third of all known coral species on earth, over half the world's coral reefs, over 3,000 fish species, the greatest extent of mangrove forests of any region in the world, and the spawning ground for the largest tuna fishery in the world.

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Oil spill kills under-threat fish (BBC News)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:30:14 GMT

Hundreds of a protected species of fish are killed by oil pollution in a river in south Cumbria.

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Scientists Catch Live Fish At Record Depth In The Atlantic (Red Orbit )

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:33:08 GMT

Scientists say they have captured a live deep-sea fish and three shrimp species at a record depth of 2,300m on the hot vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.A new trapping device has been developed that allows recovery of live animals under their natural pressure at greater depths than previously achieved.The researchers hope to be able to transfer the animals into an experimental lab...

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Threats to trawling give one species of deep-sea fish unintended protection (CBC.ca)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

High fuel costs and the rise of the Canadian dollar are crippling British Columbia's ocean trawling industry, with the unintended effect of protecting one of the province's least known and most vulnerable deep-sea fish.

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Plum Creek Bay added to Detroit wildlife refuge (Detroit Free Press)

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:00:54 GMT

The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge grew today by 126 acres of wetlands and marsh — spawning and nursery grounds off Lake Erie for more than 40 species of fish and a haven for eagles and egrets, blue herons and hawks.

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A legacy of research (Boston Globe)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

GLOUCESTER - For nearly 30 years, Herbert O. Hultin studied fish proteins from a creaky marine station overlooking the bay in this quintessential fishing town. Bands of devoted graduate students by his side, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst scientist quietly pioneered advances in the field of food biochemistry, his meticulous research as persistent as the tides.

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Scouring Thailand rivers for giant stingrays (LA Times)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

A U.S. biologist hopes to find the largest freshwater fish in the world. His project could help protect the species. Rushing across a temple parking lot, British angler Rick Humphreys yells, "We've got a fish."

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Scouring Thailand rivers for giant stingrays (Los Angeles Times)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:40:12 GMT

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Species Count for Whites Creek (WhitesCreek Journal)

noreply@blogger.com (Whites Creek) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:43:42 GMT

Pat, from Conservation Fisheries, has this count of fish species for last Saturday... Pending a check with J.R., we observed 24 fish species, with one unverified, but likely correct: longnose gar, largescale stoneroller, whitetail shiner, warpaint shiner, river chub, Tennessee shiner, sawfin shiner, bluntnose minnow, northern hogsucker, golden redhorse (or black,...

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Why Are Native Fish on the Decline in the Colorado River? (About Animals / Wildlife)

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:29:17 GMT

Numerous native fish species of the Colorado River (such as Razorback Sucker, Roundtail Chub, Humpback Chub, Bonytail Chub, and Pikeminnow) have suffered significant declines over recent decades. During that same...

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Pollock fishing techniques (Sea Fishing)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:49 GMT

Targeting a species and learning all the methods and situations that can increase your catch rate can be a very important learning curve to increasing you catch rate when sea fishing. I want to look at Pollock fishing to start off. Its a very diverse fish that can be found in many marine environments and [...]

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River damming leads to dramatic decline in native fish numbers (YubaNet.com)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:43:46 GMT

Damming of the Colorado River over the last century, alongside introduction of game fish species, has led to an extensive decline in numbers of native fish whilst introduced species have flourished. Scientists have found that physical changes which occur to a river when it is dammed have had an adverse effect only on native fish, due to differences in...

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Fish farm bets on caviar demand (CBC.ca)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

There is no chance of escape for the white sturgeon being farmed at Target Marine Products in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast.The fish, members of one of 27 species of sturgeon that once thrived in rivers and lakes around the world, are being raised in land-based tanks and are destined to produce caviar, a delicacy now shunned by conscientious eaters because of the near-extinction...

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Do Not Eat Sea Bass and Langoustine (angels in marble)

noreply@blogger.com (hatfield girl) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:00 GMT

The head of environmental responsibility for Seafish, said: "Choosing alternative species helps to ease the pressure on stocks of more traditional fish." ..." a bland white fish you can add flavours to is fine. People don't want strong-tasting fish by and large." The attempt to put us off a nice piece of haddock, or cod, the aim of decrying a finest cuts tinned salmon...

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Green and healthy: how Britain learned to love sustainable fish (The Guardian)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:01:38 GMT

Endorsed by top chefs, cheaper species such as pollack and sea bass catch up with cod

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Britain learns to love sustainable fish (The Guardian)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:01:38 GMT

Environment, science & technology: Endorsed by top chefs, cheaper species such as pollack and sea bass catch up with cod

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Ruffe Justice for Alien Invaders (Red Orbit )

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:26 GMT

By Jenny Haworth Environment Correspondent NEW laws could see anglers and landowners who put alien fish species into lochs and rivers fined up to GBP 1,000. The Scottish Government legislation aims to provide greater protection to our native freshwater fish life.

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Squid, Lobster Numbers Rise as Fish Fall Due to Warming (National Geographic)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Rising sea temperatures are causing a shift in the abundance and types of species living in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, a trend that is most likely widespread, a new study says.

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Save the environment: stop eating (ZD Net Blog)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:34:40 GMT

So we know many fish species are in trouble due to over-fishing. Heavy production of corn in the American Midwest is killing off life at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Poor farming methods lead to desication and soil erosion. Some areas of tropical rainforest are being felled to grow soybeans or cattle. And those cattle, along with other livestock, produce organic pollution...

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Fishing Poll: Taking a Census of Ocean Species [Slide Show] [News] (Scientific American)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:40:00 GMT

There may not be too many fish in the sea, to paraphrase the old song, but there are certainly a lot. Scientists don't have a good idea of just how many fish--or crustacean, sponge, squid, plankton, and even mammal--species there are in the ocean, but they estimate as many as one million. The Census of Marine Life aims to record as much of that as possible by 2010, cleaning up...

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