Collaborate Disseminate
Scientists have devised a method of using fish scales to convey encrypted messages. Not only would the technology divert seafood industry waste from landfills, it should also be less costly than existing options such as special inks.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Secrets of the deep – how fish scales could confound counterfeiters
It’s safe to say that this distinctive orange and and white creature is one of the most recognizable fish on the planet, due largely to the 2001 hit Finding Nemo. Now, scientists have discovered they also recognize each other, counting the white stripe… Continue reading Clownfish can count – but only to bully enemies away from anemones
While stormwater runoff pollutants in general aren’t great for aquatic animals, chemicals from tire particles are particularly harmful to salmon. A recent study now shows that permeable pavements could keep most of those toxins from ever reaching the f… Continue reading Permeable pavement roads may save salmon from tire particle toxins
Observing a whole pen full of salmon at a fish farm will only tell you so much about their well-being. That’s why Norwegian scientists have developed an implant that measures and records the vital signs of individual fish, who will serve as “sentinels…. Continue reading Electronic implant lets select farmed salmon serve as “sentinel fish”
Mangroves may not be the first thing you picture when you think ‘forest’, but they’re both incredible, unique ecosystems and serve as a kind of structural and water-quality coastguard. And while mangrove forests make up about 0.1% of the planet’s surfa… Continue reading Roots of life: The 2023 Mangrove Photography Award winners
Salmon are very much a cold-water fish, so they can get quite stressed when swimming up increasingly warm rivers to spawn. A new study shows that by installing “cooling stations” in those rivers, we could help the threatened fish make the trip.Continue… Continue reading Human-made cooling stations could save spawning salmon
A new study has found that the contents of commercially produced extracts used to test for shellfish allergies differ widely between manufacturers. The researchers are calling for the standardization of these extracts to avoid false negative results an… Continue reading Lack of standardization in shellfish allergy testing could prove fatal
As coral reefs become increasingly decimated, predatory fish have fewer places to hide when stalking prey. A new study now suggests they’re adapting, by using other fish as mobile hunting blinds. It’s the first time the behavior has been documented in … Continue reading Study shows how predatory fish hide behind other fish to sneak up on prey
For hundreds of years, Icelanders have relied on the ocean for survival. This is perhaps not surprising as it’s an isolated island surrounded by ocean near the Arctic circle. But …read more Continue reading No Fish Left Behind
Regular water-changes are essential to the wellbeing of aquarium fish, but the task sometimes gets missed, plus it can be difficult to determine how much water should be replaced, and how often. That’s where the automated StayrAI Rein system comes in.C… Continue reading StayrAI performs automatic water-changes so aquarists don’t have to