Study assesses impact of fish stocking on aquatic insects
The impact fish stocking has on aquatic insects in mountain lakes can be rapidly reversed by removing non-native trout, according to a study completed by U.S. Forest Service and University of California, Davis, scientists. view more (2009-03-27)
Restoring fish populations leads to tough choice for Great Lakes Gulls
You might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural to assume that more fish would mean better dining. view more (2008-05-15)
Farmed fish with parasites: impact on wild fish stocks
'Fish farming is often proposed as a solution to diminishing stocks of wild fish. Sadly, many parasites are threatening the future of aquaculture' [by depleting fish stocks], write Jo Cable and Phil Harris, of Cardiff and Nottingham Universities, in the August issue of Biologist. A wide range of invertebrates can live on, or in fish before they... view more... (2003-08-01)
Virginia Tech fisheries department releases cultivated mussels at Nature Conservancy site
Virginia Tech's Freshwater Mussel Conservation Center and Virginia's Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Va., released several thousand mussels that have been propagated into the Clinch River. view more (2005-06-21)
Overfishing and evolution
Using snorkelers and SCUBA divers is not the best way to monitor fish populations, if we want to know the evolutionary effects of overfishing. view more (2009-07-21)
Fatty fish protects against cancer
If you want to avoid cancer of the kidneys, a new major study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that eating salmon or other kinds of fatty fish a few times a month would be one good way to go about it. view more (2006-09-20)
How to Grow a Bigger Brain
Hatchery-reared steelhead trout show increased growth of some parts of the brain when small stones are scattered on the bottom of their tank, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis. view more (2006-03-07)
Stress relief for bullies
At last! An excuse for those of us who take our work-related stress out on our family. Dr. Øyvind Øverli of the University of Oslo has discovered that dominant rainbow trout reduce their stress levels by venting their frustration on socially subordinate animals. Presenting his results at the annual SEB meeting in Edinburgh (29th March - 2nd... view more... (2004-03-24)
Fish oils may hold key to cutting deaths from heart disease
Heart patients are being asked to eat more fish as part of a University of Edinburgh study in a study to see if improved diet can reduce the risk of coronary attacks. The study will look at the way fish and fish oil supplements could help reduce inflammation of the arteries and break down the blood clots which cause heart disease. The new study... view more... (2003-03-27)
Commercial fishing causes dangerous fluctuations in fish populations
Commercial fishing causes serious fluctuations in fish populations leaving them in danger of total collapse, says new research published today. view more (2006-10-19)
Salmon go veggie to save wild fish stocks
Salmon, like humans, require omega-3 fatty acids in their diet to function healthily. But as the fish farming industry expands, feeding salmon and other aquatic species with pellets containing fishmeal and oil derived from processing wild-caught marine fish is unsustainable in the long term. view more (2006-04-04)
Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination
Fish oil supplements given to pregnant mums boost the hand-eye coordination of their babies as toddlers, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal and Neonatal Edition). view more (2006-12-21)
ESC Congress 2004: Fishy stuff or a real cure? - Contrary to popular belief, a Danish study now suggests that consumption of fish does not prevent atrial fibrillation
Danish scientists from the University Hospital in Aarhus have carried out a study that questions the effect of consuming n-3 fatty acids from fish on the prevention of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an irregularity of the heart rhythm that - if left untreated - may lead to stroke and death. Atrial fibrillation is most often treated... view more... (2004-08-31)
Do you know what are you eating?
The project presented by Basque research center AZTI is about a new research line: a new method to identify the food and fish products once they are processed. Due to the big demand on that kind of researches, AZTI has been financed by the Fishing and Agricultural Department of the Basque Government to create a new laboratory of genetics. In fact,... view more... (2002-12-05)
The Pied Piper of Fish
Fishy noises could be the answer for improved reef fisheries management according to an international team of researchers. Some juvenile coral reef fish are attracted by sounds they would have heard while they were in the egg. By using these sounds, the fish can be led to artificial reefs where they will start new colonies. It may be possible in... view more... (2003-06-03)
Fishing benefits from marine reserves
The creation of marine reserves in which fishing is banned can benefit fisheries in adjacent areas, according to Dr Callum Roberts of the Environment Department at the University of York. view more (2001-11-30)
Do smelly fish make better friends?
How do you win friends and influence people? Pay for dinner at a restaurant? Adopt a considerate approach to colleagues? Try an expensive new perfume? It seems that in the fish world making friends depends on how smelly you are! In a report to be published in May in Animal Behaviour, researchers at Glasgow University and the FRS Freshwater... view more... (2000-04-03)
Eating fish cuts risk of dementia
Elderly people who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Using data from a large ageing study, a team of French researchers set out to test whether there was a relation between consumption of fish (rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids) or... view more... (2002-10-22)
Farmed fish may pose risk for mad cow disease
University of Louisville neurologist Robert P. Friedland, M.D., questions the safety of eating farmed fish in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation's food supply. view more (2009-06-16)
Canada's pristine freshwater fisheries at risk
If you want to catch a trophy northern pike, walleye or brook trout in the northern Canadian wilderness, better plan your trip soon. That's because according to a report released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society, looming development, including forestry, mining and dam construction, threatens this pristine region of untouched forests,... view more... (2007-09-20)
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