How Scottish Gaelic is helping protect Scotland's seas
Around 75% of fishermen in the Outer Hebrides speak Gaelic. Their daily use of the language at work helps keep it alive.
today • ~8 min
Your favorite fishing stream may be at high risk from climate change – here’s how to tell
Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
yesterday • ~6 min
Clever cuttlefish show advanced self-control, like chimps and crows
A marine version of the Stanford marshmallow experiment helped show cuttlefish can delay gratification.
March 3, 2021 • ~7 min
Would cell-based seafood actually benefit conservation?
Could cell-based seafood, the fishy equivalent of the Impossible Burger, have conservation benefits? New research indicates there might be better options.
Feb. 26, 2021 • ~10 min
Extinction: Freshwater fish in 'catastrophic' decline
Numbers are plunging due to pollution, unsustainable fishing and the draining of rivers.
Feb. 23, 2021 • ~3 min
Fish contribute tons and tons of poo to carbon flux
Fish feces and other waste—roughly 1.65 billion tons annually—make up about 16% of the total carbon that sinks below the ocean's upper layers, research finds.
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~4 min
How Congo-Brazzaville's shark population came under threat
The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.
Feb. 16, 2021 • ~5 min
How to rebrand a fish so that it sounds tastier
Research suggests that the name of a product affects our perceptions of it – before we have even tried it.
Feb. 16, 2021 • ~5 min
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic
As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
Feb. 9, 2021 • ~9 min
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