Gar fish reveal true age of our eye-brain connection

New research with gar fish indicates that our eye-brain connection evolved far earlier than textbooks now say.

Michigan State • futurity
April 12, 2021 ~6 min

Predator fish pose a bigger threat to young coral than we thought

Predators like parrotfish and pufferfish pose much more of a threat to young coral than previously believed.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
April 12, 2021 ~9 min


How onion skins can keep salmon fresh

New research finds that polyphenols from onion skins can keep salmon fresh longer.

Brad Buck-Florida • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~5 min

Five ways fish are more like humans than you realise

You share the same drug habits, the same age-related memory problems and are similarly impatient when forced to wait for food.

Matt Parker, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 31, 2021 ~8 min

In fish, parents' stressful experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes

A parent's or grandparent's stressful experiences change how their offspring behave. And it turns out that moms' experiences produce different changes in kids than dads'.

Jennifer Hellmann, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Dayton • conversation
March 30, 2021 ~5 min

Predator poop keeps coral reefs healthy

Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with their poop, which is jam-packed with all kinds of algae coral reefs depend on for survival.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
March 24, 2021 ~7 min

Targeted ocean protection could offer 3X the benefits

If strongly protected, specific areas of the ocean could help solve climate, food, and biodiversity crises around the world.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
March 22, 2021 ~12 min

Risk versus reward on the high seas – skinny elephant seals trade safety for sustenance

By measuring how and when elephant seals sleep, researchers were able to figure out how elephant seals change their risk-taking behavior as they gain weight.

Jessica Kendall-Bar, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
March 17, 2021 ~9 min


Seafood: most Europeans struggle to identify the fish they eat – new study

When fish are out of water, consumers are out of their depth.

Marine Cusa, Research Assistant at Liverpool John Moores University & PhD Candidate in Seafood Traceability, University of Salford • conversation
March 15, 2021 ~5 min

Handing power to fishers could lead to more sustainable fishing

A novel approach to fisheries management would see fishers taking control of their own catches.

Paul J B Hart, Professor Emeritus of Fish Biology and Fisheries, University of Leicester • conversation
March 9, 2021 ~7 min

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