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)
THE SALMON FARMING INDUSTRY: Forward Thinking Strategies for Sea Lice Control
The problems and issues of sea lice infection in farmed salmon are a major and topical concern for the whole industry. A special issue of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) journal, Pest Management Science to be published in May 2002 reports on the prospect of developing an integrated pest management programme for sea lice control. Presenting... view more... (2002-05-14)
A reversal of thinking: How women with lupus can increase chance for healthy pregnancies
In the not so distant past, women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, were advised not to have children, and if they became pregnant, to have therapeutic abortions to prevent severe flares of their lupus. view more (2008-10-27)
Cardiff barrage is blocking out migratory fish
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk CARDIFF bay barrage, centrepiece of Europe`s largest waterfront development, could cost British taxpayers more than they thought.... view more... (2002-06-19)
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)
Geomagnetic field is necessary for health
The consequences of isolation from natural geomagnetic field have been investigated via experiments with salmon fry by Oleg Zaporozhets, Doctor of Biology, Kamchatka Research Institute of Fish Industry And Oceanography. Salmon fry raised for release into rivers are kept in large pools. Fish survival and growth rate depend on diverse factors: pool... view more... (2003-07-18)
Success for fishy scientist
Scallops, oysters and mussels - the best of fare Scotland`s kitchens have resulted in a top Parisian award for a researcher from the University of Dundee. Matthew Gubbins is not a chef but a scientific expert on toxicity in shellfish. Matthew (26) has scooped the Daniel Jouvance award for his work on how shellfish become toxic and then lose their... view more... (2002-07-18)
Researchers Reveal the Infectious Impact of Salmon Farms on Wild Salmon
Researchers Reveal the Infectious Impact of Salmon Farms on Wild Salmon view more (2005-03-28)
Technology improves salmon passage at hydropower dams
Acoustic tags and numerical river models are two technologies developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that are helping improve salmon passage at the Columbia Basin's hydroelectric dams. view more (2009-07-24)
Salmon migration mystery explored on Idaho's Clearwater River
Temperature differences and slow-moving water at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in Idaho might delay the migration of threatened juvenile salmon and allow them to grow larger before reaching the Pacific Ocean. view more (2009-09-18)
Signals from the Atlantic Salmon Highway
For years scientists have struggled to understand the decline and slow recovery of Atlantic salmon, a once abundant and highly prized game and food fish native to New England rivers. Biologists agree that poor marine survival is affecting salmon in the U.S. and Canada, but specific causes are difficult to determine in the ocean. Small acoustic... view more... (2008-08-19)
Neurons in the frontal lobe may be responsible for rational decision-making
You study the menu at a restaurant and decide to order the steak rather than the salmon. But when the waiter tells you about the lobster special, you decide lobster trumps steak. Without reconsidering the salmon, you place your order-all because of a trait called "transitivity." view more (2007-12-10)
Stiff competition: size matters
Are longer sperm more successful than shorter sperm in the race for life? This is one of the questions Dr. Matthew Gage (University of East Anglia) will be addressing on Wednesday 31st March 2004 at the annual SEB meeting in Edinburgh (29th March - 2nd April 2004). Dr. Gage will present evidence that sperm speed, size and shape all matter when it... view more... (2004-03-26)
Bycatch reduction, marine debris addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa
Progress toward addressing the issues of bycatch and marine debris reduction will be featured at the MCA's booth at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. view more (2008-08-15)
Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms, study finds
Aquaculture, once a fledgling industry, now accounts for 50 percent of the fish consumed globally, according to a new report by an international team of researchers. And while the industry is more efficient than ever, it is also putting a significant strain on marine resources by consuming large amounts of feed made from wild fish harvested from... view more... (2009-09-08)
Salmonid hatcheries cause 'stunning' loss of reproduction
The rearing of steelhead trout in hatcheries causes a dramatic and unexpectedly fast drop in their ability to reproduce in the wild, a new Oregon State University study shows, and raises serious questions about the wisdom of historic hatchery practices. view more (2007-10-05)
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)
Satellite technology allows scientists to track warm sharks in cold polar seas
Electronic tags broadcasting from the dorsal fins of salmon sharks reveal that these top predators migrate from the glacial waters of Alaska to the warm seas off Hawaii. view more (2005-10-07)
For some young fish, early gene expression is a clear harbinger of fated lifestyle
As juveniles, individuals of many fish species face a developmental choice that will profoundly affect their future: whether to adopt a sedentary or migratory lifestyle. view more (2006-04-18)
Sick fish may get sicker
Entire populations of North American fish already are being affected by several emerging diseases, a problem that threatens to increase in the future with climate change and other stresses on aquatic ecosystems, according to a noted U.S. Geological Survey researcher giving an invited talk on this subject today at the Wildlife Disease Association... view more... (2009-08-04)
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