Collaborate Disseminate
If you’re not really into salt-water tanks or don’t spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there’s still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last year it passed the “mirror test”, showing that it can… Continue reading Self-aware fish flexes in mirror before fighting
You might soon be buying anti-aging skincare products containing fish guts, thanks to a new study that found that the innards of two species of seabream possess compounds that fight wrinkles and age spots.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbein… Continue reading Fish gut facials fight wrinkles and age spots
The law of unintended consequences gained new appreciation today when a five-year international study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology detailing how long-term exposure to pharmaceutical pollutants can have dramatic consequences for marine… Continue reading Prozac pollution is disrupting fish reproduction
While you’re more likely to win the lottery, or be bitten by another person, than become a tasty snack for a great white, shark attacks live rent-free in the human psyche, alongside quicksand, nuclear war and aliens. However, reports of shark attacks h… Continue reading US leads the world in shark attacks, which are happening more often
Overt acts of aggression include verbal and physical violence and bullying. Then, there are covert signs like vandalism and property damage, fire-setting, and theft. Both can negatively affect relationships and have legal consequences. It goes without … Continue reading Common dietary supplement found to reduce aggression by 30%
Depending on the species, a fish can be a fairly low-maintenance pet. But of course even the most laid back of creatures needs to eat, so you’ll have to make …read more Continue reading This Arduino Is Feeding The Fishes
Fish farming may be getting much more eco-friendly, courtesy of soybean processing wastewater. Microbes in the liquid have been used to produce proteins that could replace the fishmeal which is currently fed to farmed fish.Continue ReadingCategory: Env… Continue reading Soybean waste used to grow good “green” food for farmed fish
If a giant prehistoric salmon isn’t scary enough for you, how about one with warthog-like tusks? According to a new study, Oncorhynchus rastrosus possessed just such appendages – even though the fish likely fed on tiny plankton.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Monstrous prehistoric salmon had “tusks like a warthog”
A new type of submersible fish farm could make aquaculture operations much more eco-friendly. The storm-resistant structure is designed to stay out in the deep, cold waters of the open ocean, where it should have less environmental impact than shore-ad… Continue reading Video: Eco-friendlier offshore fish farm sinks to ride out storms
A tiny, newly-discovered minnow has measured louder than gunshots, jet engines or most competition-grade car stereos on the decibel scale – which raises the question: how on Earth was it not discovered earlier? It hasn’t exactly been discreet.Continue … Continue reading HALF-INCH FISH COMMUNICATES AT 140 DECIBELS!!!