Fishing at the Burr
In fishing parlance agrimony – the name is abbreviated, in fact it is the larva burdock moth. However, the larvae are not quite moths, and …
Month: July 2018
Friendlier fish may be quicker to take the bait
The bluegill on your dinner plate might have been more social than the rest of its group, according to a new study from the University …
Recreational red snapper season closes July 21 in Gulf state and federal waters
If you haven’t made it out yet, the red snapper season for recreational anglers fishing from private vessels and for charter captains who do not …
Could we be in hot water?
The world is witnessing unprecedented levels of global seafood trade as a result of increasingly pro-trade policies and advancements in technology and logistical capacity. In …
Moving fish farms enables seagrass meadows to thrive, study shows
The meadows boost human well-being and the economies of coastal communities, but waste material from finfish aquaculture is known to have damaged seagrass populations worldwide. …
Light receptors determine the behavior of flashlight fish
Biologists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum characterized new, unknown photoreceptors from the bioluminescent flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron. The photoreceptors known as opsins allow the fish to …
Eradicate rats to bolster coral reefs
Invasive predators such as rats – which feed on bird eggs, chicks, and even adults birds – are estimated to have decimated seabird populations within …
A fish that subtracts its own electric signals to better ‘see’ through its murky habitat
The elephant-nose fish Gnathonemus petersii relies on electricity to find food and navigate through the obstacles riddling its native murky African rivers. On July 11 …
Ancient bones reveal 2 whale species lost from the Mediterranean Sea
The discovery of the whale bones in the ruins of a Roman fish processing factory located at the strait of Gibraltar also hints at the …
LED lights reduce seabird death toll from fishing by 85 percent
A team of international researchers, led by Dr Jeffrey Mangel from the University of Exeter, has shown the number of birds caught in gillnets can …
Success of conservation efforts for important Caribbean Reef fish hinges on climate change
By 2100, breeding habitats of the Nassau grouper are projected to decline 82 percent from where they were in 2000 if nothing is done to …
Livestock feed accurately predicts toxic chemicals in food
Persistent organic pollutants – or POPs – skulk around the environment threatening human health through direct contact, inhalation, and most commonly, eating contaminated food. As …