Trout of order! Angler narrowly avoids being slapped in the face by 90-pound fish which jumps over his boat Ben Olen was fishing with his friend Eric Bakke off the Marco Island, Florida Using fish sonar Olsen knew that a large school of tarpon were approaching Several of the six-stone fish jumped out of the … Read more
Eating oily fish like salmon and sardines twice a week could slash the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by more than a fifth, a new study reveals. Canadian researchers at McMaster University pooled together four previous studies to look at data from more than 190,000 people from 58 countries. Sudden deaths and overall mortality … Read more
Tiny ‘zombie fish’ declared EXTINCT 20 years ago is found hiding in a country lake – leaving wildlife experts baffled Southern purple spotted gudgeon was declared extinct in Victoria in 1998 Dubbed ‘Victoria’s zombie fish’ by regional land and water authority The small fish – which grows to 15cm – is endangered in the rest of Australia … Read more
An animal welfare group backed by Carrie Symonds is calling for action to tackle fish suffering, including efforts to protect their mental wellbeing. A study published by the group threatens to upset Britain’s millions of hobby fishermen by raising concerns about hook injuries and stress. Even the stocking of ornamental fish, such as goldfish and … Read more
A researcher caught a harrowing encounter in a Georgia salt marsh when a fish pulled a baby sparrow down to a watery grave. Seaside sparrows usually balance their nests in the marsh grass, but researchers believe climate change has caused tides in the area to rise precipitously. As a result one bird’s nest was flooded, … Read more
Fish poop, breath and other excretions produce over a billion tons of carbon every year, according to a new study. That’s more than 15 percent of all the carbon in the ocean, the planet’s largest active carbon ‘sink,’ or absorber of carbon dioxide. That makes fish an important component of the carbon cycle, researchers say, … Read more
A monstrous fish that looks like a prehistoric relative of the alligator sparked a marine mystery after it was discovered by a Briton in Singapore. The creature left locals shocked after its remains were discovered on the banks of the MacRitchie Reservoir. Karen Lythgoe, 31, a Scottish national now living in Asia, said the bizarre … Read more
The largest fossil of an ancient deep-sea fish once thought to be extinct was recently found—entirely by mistake. Paleontologists in the UK were given what they were told was a pterodactyl bone, but after a closer inspection, the team realized it wasn’t one bone. The specimen was identified as a thin bone of plates belonging … Read more
Prozac that finds its way into waterways could be wiping out fish’s personality, according to a new study out of Australia. More than 250 million antidepressant prescriptions are filled in the US every year, including 20 million for Prozac, known generically as fluoxetine. Traces of the drug typically get into the water when people go … Read more
Commercial fishers in Hawaii have had enough of monk seals stealing their catches, damaging their gear and even threatening their crew. But the hefty marine mammals are an endangered species, leading federal officials to look for non-lethal deterrents. The National Marine Fisheries is proposing fisherman shoot the endangered seals with paintballs and sponge grenades. However, … Read more