Is mislabelling good for fish?
With seafood, what you see is not always what you get. It’s no secret that mislabelling is rampant around the world. But new research says that whilst you may be being overcharged for imposter fish, mislabelling is actually good for global fish populations
Seahorse Armour Gives Insight Into Robotic Designs
The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers at the University of California, San...
Motorboat noise halves reef fish survival rate
Noise from passing motorboats increases stress levels in young coral reef fish and reduces their ability to flee from predators - causing more than twice as many to be killed.
Scientists call for end to Deep Sea Fishing
Tax payers subsidise deep sea fishing which is causing profound, lasting damage to fishes and life on the seafloor. Many deep-sea fish populaters around the world are collapsing, including sharks.
App Helps Seahorse Research
Marine conservationists have launched a smartphone app in the hope of discovering new information about some of the ocean’s most mysterious and threatened animals...
The fast and deadly Great Barracuda is Creature of the Month
The Great barracuda is amongst the top predators in their environment and use very highly developed smell and vision senses to locate their prey....
Third of Pelagic Sharks Threatened with Extinction
The first study to determine the global conservation status of 64 species of open ocean (pelagic) sharks and rays reveals that 32 percent are...
Deep sea fish remove a million tonnes of CO2 every year from UK and...
Fish living in deep waters on the continental slope around the UK play an important role carrying carbon from the surface to the seafloor.
It...
Lionfish begin invasion into Mediterranean Sea: Cyprus already colonised
Scientists urge divers to remove lionfish whent they see them in the Mediterranean as they are a huge threat to native species
Killer Whales Die without Chinook Salmon
When you mention killer whales, the image of one ambushing a terrified seal often springs to mind. But there are populations of killer...