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Winter Flounder On The Fast Track To Recovery
Winter flounder - sold in markets as flounder or lemon sole - in the Gulf of Maine went into serious decline in the 1980s, taking with it a major commercial and recreational fishery.   view more (2007-04-17)

Saltwater Sleuths: NOAA Researchers Seek Clues in Unusual Places to Help Determine the Ages of Fish and Shellfish Populations
Fishery biologist Sandy Sutherland looks through the lens of the microscope at tiny sections of fish earbones, known as otoliths, each showing annual bands of growth.   view more (2008-05-22)

Launch of the Research Councils' Business Plan Competition (2003/04) - Putting research to work
(Press release issued by Research Councils UK and the Arts and Humanities Research Board.) The best business initiatives often come from the minds of academics. But the most creative idea still needs the right business plan to attract interest and investment. The aim of the Research Councils' Business Plan Competition is to find UK-based... view more... (2002-12-04)

Researchers offer new theory for dogfish and skate population outburst on George's Bank
New research by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory questions the long-held belief that a lack of predators and competitors was the primary cause for the increase of skates and dogfish observed in Southern New England's George's Bank following overfishing of commercially... view more... (2008-02-28)

Chemistry & Industry - Issue 7 Cover Date 1 April 2002
NEWS Biotech firms flounder (page 4) This year has started badly for biotech companies, with drug trials showing poor clinical performance and analysts downgrading predicted market values. UBS Warburg analyst Karl Keegan comments ‘A lot of the problems that have occurred are a reflection of the naivety of investors and management’... view more... (2002-03-27)

Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries
Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast.   view more (2009-06-08)

Climate change causing significant shift in composition of coastal fish communities
A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily to the effects of global warming.   view more (2008-06-30)

UF scientists trace origin of shark's electric sense
Sharks are known for their almost uncanny ability to detect electrical signals while hunting and navigating.   view more (2006-02-07)
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