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Because of their size, goliath groupers are nearly fearless and easy prey for fishermen and divers with spear guns.

Florida Wants To Give Fishermen Another Go At The Great Big Goliath Grouper

Sep 24, 2021
The massive fish have been protected since 1990, after they were nearly wiped out. But now, Florida is proposing allowing the first catch of goliath groupers in more than three decades.
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Goats and Soda
Shakuntala Thilsted, winner of the 2021 World Food Prize, is one of the world's leading experts on the nutritional benefits of small fish.

Why This World Food Prize Winner Wants You To Reconsider Anchovies

May 11, 2021
Shakuntala Thilsted, one of the world's leading researchers of aquatic foods, says small fish like herring or anchovies pack a huge nutritional punch. She recommends grinding them up into fish powder!
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Here’s What It Takes To Keep Colorado River Fish From Going Extinct

Jan 22, 2021

The Colorado River is one of the most engineered river systems in the world.

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Animals
A baby weedy seadragon swims at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, Calif. Two of the rare fish hatched there recently, making the aquarium one of the few in the world to successfully breed them.

Rare Weedy Seadragons Hatch At California Aquarium

Feb 14, 2020
The delicate creatures resemble bits of seaweed and are distant cousins of the seahorse. The aquarium says the two inch-long babies are already feeding on tiny shrimp.
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Goats and Soda
Photo highlights from our top stories: Inuit parenting teaches kids how to control anger; a fisherman holds up a fish caught in Lake Malawi, where transactional sex is part of the fish trade; the Dandora Landfill in Nairobi, Kenya.

7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories In 2019

Dec 20, 2019
Secrets of Inuit parenting, a Mongolian heavy metal band and a controversial medical center in Uganda were among the topics that drew the most readers.
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Goats and Soda
Fish broker Khout Phany, 39, (under umbrella) sits while fishermen bring their catch to be weighed in Chhnok Tru, a fishing village at the southern tip of the Tonle Sap lake where it meets the river.

The Lake That Feeds The Mekong Basin Is Facing A Shortage Of Fish

Nov 09, 2019

As Cambodia kicks off a three-day water festival, fishermen are struggling to make a living in the face of climate change and hydropower dams.

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Shots - Health News
Oily fish such as salmon, sardines and lake trout, as well as some plant sources such as walnuts and flaxseed, can be good, tasty sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

Eating Fish May Help City Kids With Asthma Breathe Better

Mar 30, 2019
A research team tracked the diets and exposures to air pollution of kids inside Baltimore homes. Children with diets high in omega-3 fatty acids seemed less vulnerable to pollution's effect on asthma.
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The animal, identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, washed up on a shore last week at UC Santa Barbara's Coal Oil Point Reserve.

Scientists Shocked By Rare, Giant Sunfish Washed Up On California Beach

Feb 28, 2019
They initially thought it was a type of fish known to swim near Santa Barbara. But by collaborating with Australian scientists, they found it was a species never before documented in North America.
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In The Colorado River, These Little Suckers Are Making A Comeback

Oct 17, 2018

The temperature is hovering right around 90 degrees the day Dale Ryden and I float down the Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Joe's Big Idea
Scientists find that the whiskers of harbor seals help them distinguish predator from prey — even from a distance.

Need To Track A Submarine? A Harbor Seal Can Show You How

Aug 28, 2018
Harbor seals use sensors in their whiskers to help discern predator from prey. It's all about the way the water whirls, say scientists who are now training computers to be better trackers, too.
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The Salt
The biggest fingerling salmon in this Alaskan fish hatchery are likely born to the biggest mothers.

The Bigger The Mother Fish, The More Babies She Has

May 10, 2018
Plus-sized mama fish have a size advantage over their petite counterparts: They can produce more eggs, and those eggs produce larger fish. It's a reminder that protecting big fish matters.
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The Salt
Jim Wilcox is a fourth-generation egg farmer. His family farm borders the Nisqually River in Washington state.

This Is What That 'Salmon-Safe' Label Says About Your Wine Or Eggs

May 01, 2018
Many consumers don't yet understand the label, but grocery stores are now buying from "salmon-safe" farms, which help protect fish by banning pesticides and keeping manure out of the land's waterways.
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The Salt
Deep-sea trawling can include bycatch and harm coral, so some activists want it banned.

For 50 Years, Deep-Water Trawls Likely Caught More Fish Than Anyone Thought

Apr 23, 2018
Using historical data and estimates from deep-sea trawls that drag nets along the ocean floor, researchers estimate that millions of tons of catch have gone unreported in the last 50 years.
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The Salt
A photo taken in Astoria, Ore., circa 1910. It was stated that the chinook on the left weighed 116 pounds and the one on the right weighed 121 pounds.

This Is Why You Don't See People-Size Salmon Anymore

Mar 12, 2018
Historical photos show fishermen with chinooks almost as tall as they are. A century's worth of dam-building, overfishing, habitat loss and hatcheries has cut the size of the average fish in half.
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The Two-Way
The scientists say the new colony is "a number of kilometers away" from the other known group. Because handfish move so slowly, that suggests that they are genetically distinct.

One Of The World's Rarest Fish Is A Little Less Rare Than We Thought

Jan 26, 2018
The red handfish, named for hand-shaped fins on the sides of its body, doesn't really swim — it walks slowly along the seafloor. A new population of the striking creature has been found off Tasmania.
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The Salt
Five & 20 Spirits and Brewing has partnered with TimberFish Technologies to convert the wastewater and grain generated by the brewery and distillery into fish feed.

Waste Not, Want Not: Drink Beer To Feed Fish And Help Save The Planet

Dec 12, 2017
Industry trailblazers are trying to reduce the energy and resource costs of aquaculture. Possible solutions include using brewery waste, algae, insects or even carbon dioxide to feed the fish we eat.
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The Salt
Paul Mattz Van Mechelen, who runs Paul's Famous Smoked Salmon, has had to buy salmon from fishermen hundreds of miles away instead of fishing for Chinook in the Klamath River, just 50 feet from his California shop.

'It Takes Our Purpose': With No Salmon, Yurok Tribe Struggles With Identity

Nov 29, 2017
The tribe has fished in the Pacific Northwest's Klamath River for centuries, but the Chinook have been devastated by drought, disease, dams, and a long history of habitat destruction.
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The Salt
"I think we have to recognize that we have made sacrifices, New England fisherman, that have paid great dividends, and we shouldn't be punished for it," says Peter Speeches, who fishes out of Portland, Maine.

Is It Time To Catch The Wave Of Rebounding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna?

Nov 09, 2017
New England fishers say it's been decades since they've hauled in so many tuna, and some in the industry are urging higher quotas. But some environmental groups fear the population is still imperiled.
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The Salt
In Iraq, masgouf is part of the national cuisine, but it's getting harder to find as the country still reels from war, sanctions, water quality and economic problems.

The Slow Destruction Of Much-Loved Masgouf, An Iraqi National Dish

Nov 06, 2017
The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.
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The Two-Way
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feed koi fish during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on Monday.

Don't Be Koi. There's Something Fishy About That Trump-Abe Photo

Nov 06, 2017
At a ceremony at Tokyo's Akasaka palace, the president appears to grow weary of a traditional koi feeding — so he simply dumps the contents of his box of fish food. But video tells the whole tale.
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The Salt
In trying to get people to eat the <em>Pez Diablo</em>, or suckermouth catfish, sustainable fisheries specialist Mike Mitchell says it isn't "a problem of biology or science, but marketing."

Invasive 'Devil Fish' Plague Mexico's Waters. Can't Beat 'Em? Eat 'Em

Oct 18, 2017
The armored catfish erodes shorelines and devastates marine plants — and its numbers have exploded. So researchers, chefs and fishermen are trying to rebrand it by promoting its flavor and nutrition.
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The Salt
Aboard the fishing vessel Marathon, Nicholas Cooke (left) and Nathan Cultee unload 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon into a container in Bellingham, Wash.

Salmon Fisher: Spill Is Dangerous And 'We Shouldn't Have To Deal With It'

Aug 30, 2017
Commercial fisherman are putting off their own livelihoods to catch the farmed Atlantic salmon that broke out of their net pen in Washington state. One fisherman describes the "carnival atmosphere."
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Washington has eight Atlantic salmon net pens. There are two types: commercial net pens for raising Atlantic salmon and enhancement net pens for wild salmon that will eventually be released.

Why Are Atlantic Salmon Being Farmed In The Northwest?

Aug 29, 2017
Earlier this month, thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped a net pen in Washington state, raising concerns from environmentalists and questions about farming non-native species. Here are some answers.
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The Two-Way
Asian carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jump from the Illinois River near Havana, Ill., in June.

Federal Report Calls For $275 Million To Stop Asian Carp

Aug 07, 2017
The invasive species have been caught mere miles from Lake Michigan. Scientists fear if they invade the lake, they could spread throughout the Great Lakes.
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The Salt
Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar markets three types of caviar, one from the wild Acadian sturgeon, and two types — green and gold — from its farmed shortnose sturgeon.

To Help Keep Sturgeon Sustainable, Farm And Fishery Work Together

Jul 31, 2017
Because demand for seafood is rising and wild stocks are not, a hatchery owner in Canada is hoping his model of "responsible agriculture" can keep the prized fish both on the menu and in the water.

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