Sleeping fish? From sharks to salmon, guppies to groupers, here's how they grab a snooze

Just about every creature on Earth needs to grab some Zs from time to time. Imagine trying to doze while dodging great whites and killer whales.

Michael Heithaus, Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Sept. 5, 2022 ~6 min

Pacific salmon are safer but hungrier in big groups

Forming large groups while in the ocean protects Pacific salmon from predators, research finds. It can also limit how much they eat.

Michelle Ma-U. Washington • futurity
July 1, 2022 ~7 min


Officials Say Climate Change Is Starving Alaska’s Salmon

VOA Learning English • voa
March 3, 2022 ~4 min

Swap salmon for sardines to keep four million tonnes of fish in the sea

Farming shellfish instead of large, predatory fish, is also better for the planet.

David Willer, Henslow Research Fellow, Sustainable Seafood, University of Cambridge • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~5 min

Expectations shape salmon taste test

In a blind taste test, Danes preferred farmed salmon to wild. But when they learned where the fish came from, they totally changed their minds.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 3, 2021 ~8 min

Infrastructure matters for wildlife too – here's how aging culverts are blocking Pacific salmon migration

Salmon migrate thousands of miles from inland streams to the ocean and back. The newly enacted infrastructure bill includes funding to help salmon and other wild species on their way.

Ashlee Abrantes, Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science & Policy, University of Washington • conversation
Nov. 16, 2021 ~8 min

Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.

Wenbo Zhang, Lecturer in Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University • conversation
March 26, 2021 ~9 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.

Danielle Hare, Hydrogeologist, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Connecticut • conversation
March 4, 2021 ~6 min


How city roads trap migrating fish

A recent US study found tyre chemicals were polluting rivers and poisoning migratory salmon.

Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, Sêr Cymru Research Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University • conversation
Jan. 8, 2021 ~5 min

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.

Pallab Sarker, Associate Research Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
Dec. 14, 2020 ~7 min

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