Warming oceans will be extra hard on big fish
Large fish will find it particularly difficult to extract oxygen from warming oceans, researchers report.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~3 min
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How city roads trap migrating fish
A recent US study found tyre chemicals were polluting rivers and poisoning migratory salmon.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~5 min
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Mexican fisherman 'dies after attack on Sea Shepherd conservationists'
Sea Shepherd says the collision happened after it came under attack in the Gulf of California.
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~2 min
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COVID-19 has hit commercial fishing hard
Two-fifths of commercial fishers from Maine to North Carolina did not fishing earlier this year due to COVID-19, a new survey shows.
Dec. 31, 2020 • ~5 min
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These two kinds of seafood are most often mislabeled
New research looks mislabeled seafood and finds the most likely culprits to be shrimp and Atlantic farmed salmon.
Dec. 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them
Forced labor is a widespread problem in fisheries on the high seas. Between 2012 and 2018, an estimated 100,000 people may have been victims of forced labor on thousands of different boats.
Dec. 21, 2020 • ~8 min
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A tropical fish evolved to endure rising temperatures – but it may not be fast enough to survive climate change
Species can evolve to tolerate higher temperatures – but there's a ceiling beyond which adaptation isn't possible.
Dec. 15, 2020 • ~5 min
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Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source
Fish farms feed millions of people around the world, but they also consume a lot of fish that are dried or ground up to make aquafeed. Researchers are developing more sustainable alternatives.
Dec. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
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The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod
The Atlantic Ocean is still growing physically, but humans are over-harvesting its rich fisheries. The most famous one – North Atlantic cod – has become a textbook example of harmful overfishing.
Dec. 6, 2020 • ~17 min
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COVID-19 took a bite out of US seafood industry
The seafood industry in the US dropped steeply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic amd recover may depend on federal assistance, researchers say.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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