Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – a look at the billions of animals the US imports from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 ~8 min

The global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 ~8 min


A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study

Scientists have assessed more than 23,000 species.

Iwan Jones, Freshwater Ecologist and Head of the River Communities Group, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 ~6 min

Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise

Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.

Chiawen Chiang, Fish Behavior and Welfare Researcher and Lab Manager, New York University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 ~7 min

The secret to healthy and sustainable fish fingers – an expert explains

The Plymouth fish finger project will boost the amount of locally caught fish that makes it into the city’s supply chain rather than leaving the city to be eaten elsewhere.

Clare Pettinger, Associate Professor, Public Health Dietetics, University of Plymouth • conversation
Oct. 3, 2024 ~7 min

We gathered centuries-old written records to show the seas around Wales once teemed with life

Research shows a long decline, but reveals what the seas could look like again in future.

Alec Moore, Lecturer in Marine Top Predator Conservation, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 ~6 min

Why seagulls don’t want your chips as much as you might think

Seagulls have an innate preference for fish and mussels rather than your chips, research shows.

Neeltje Boogert, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, University of Exeter • conversation
Aug. 29, 2024 ~5 min

Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help

Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want more than a severed head. But with shark numbers rebounding, they’ve got competition.

James Marcus Drymon, Associate Extension Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2024 ~9 min


We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs

Researchers say eel tiles offer conservationists a new fish passage solution that could slow down the population decrease of the European eel.

Catherine Wilson, Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University • conversation
June 18, 2024 ~6 min

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Our research suggests environmental DNA analysis could transform traditional ways of monitoring freshwater ecosystems.

Simon Creer, Professor in Molecular Ecology, Bangor University • conversation
June 13, 2024 ~8 min

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