A team of researchers led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration didn’t intend to study plastic pollution when they towed a tiny mesh net through the waters off Hawaii’s West Coast. Instead, they wanted to learn more about the habits of larval fish. They thought that the developing fish would hang out in surface […]
By Grantly Galland The North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) works to ensure that high-seas fishing for Pacific chub mackerel, Pacific saury, two squid species and other stocks across the north Pacific Ocean is legal, transparent and sustainable. The Pew Charitable Trusts shares those goals and will for the first time attend the commission’s annual meeting, […]
Bluefin tuna made the news this week when a 612-pound specimen of the fascinating but vulnerable fish sold for a record $3.1 million at a New Year’s auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market Saturday. The purchaser was Japanese sushi chain owner and self-proclaimed “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura. “The tuna looks so tasty because it’s fat […]
A small, bright fish found in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama will start the new year on the Endangered Species list, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) reported Thursday. The trispot darter fish was thought to be entirely extinct in Alabama for more than 50 years until it was discovered in 2008 in Little Canoe Creek. […]
When reports surfaced in June that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) might shift the language of its mission statement away from climate and conservation and towards security and the economy, acting head Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet rushed to reassure reporters that the agency’s mission would remain unchanged. But a copy of the presentation […]
A study published in Science on Friday warned that climate change could spark global conflict over an unexpected resource: fish. As waters warm, fish and other animals are already moving into new territory at a rate of 70 kilometers (approximately 43.5 miles) per decade, and that pace could accelerate in the future. If we do […]
By Annie Roth It might seem smart to eat the big fish and throw the little ones back. But a recent study in the journal Science says just the opposite. Big fish are the ones to throw back, especially if they’re female. That’s because bigger females have disproportionately more babies than their smaller counterparts. Biologists […]
Scientists behind a study published less than two weeks ago said that avoiding meat and dairy is probably the single best consumer choice you can make for the environment. But if you want to watch your footprint while still eating meat, a study published Monday, which authors say is the most comprehensive comparison of the […]
A fishing town on the southwest tip of India is showing what a community can achieve when it decides to face an environmental problem and turn it into a solution, using ocean plastics to empower women and literally build roads to a better future. In an inspiring profile on the town of Kollam in the […]
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