Tag: Fish - Page 12
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Walleye Bones Can 'Hear' the Sound of Overfishing
A university study on Lake Erie walleye may help scientists spot rivers that are at risk of overfishing. Researchers at Ohio State analyzed chemicals found in walleye ear bones, and were able to figure out which fish returned to
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Bold Beachgoers Save a Stranded Great White Shark
At sea, sharks are one of the most fearsome and cunning predators on the planet -- but on land, even they need a helping hand sometimes. In a rare putting aside of differences, last week a surfer came to the aid of a Great White shark
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Ocean Noise Pollution Leads Baby Fish Away From Good Habitat
Another one of the detrimental effects that human-caused noise pollution in the oceancan have on wildlife: According to a UK-led team of researchers working in the Great Barrier Reef, increasing noise could cause baby
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Are You Eating the BP Gulf Oil Spill?
Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April, everyone from chef Tom Colicchio to President Barack Obama has come out to promise that Gulf Coast seafood is as safe and delicious as it ever was -- and to remind the rest of
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Gorgeous Animal and Nature Photography From European Wildlife Book (Slideshow)
We have followed nature conservation organization Wild Wonders of Europe since they launched the biggest nature photography project ever. We watched the milestones, including catching the world's rarest cat on film.
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Gorgeous Animal and Nature Photography From European Wildlife Book
When Wild Wonders of Europe launched the biggest nature photography project ever, we gladly agreed to share the spectacular professional photographs with our readers at TreeHugger. As a result, we have enjoyed some stunning photos, ranging from mountain m
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Mercury Levels on the Rise in Lake Erie After Decades of Decline
Until 1970, mercury was not classified as a dangerous compound in the United States. Before the metal was regulated, it was used
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Genetically-Modified Salmon May Be Declared "Safe" for Human Consumption in US
This proposed commercial genetic trick - inserting the genes of a "pout fish" (as pictured)
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Salmon Saved From Epidemic Thanks to Virus Discovery
Farmed Atlantic salmon make up a popular portion of the more than 110 million ton-farmed fish industry—but a deadly and, until now, mysterious affliction threatens the commercial future of the fish.
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Scientists Discover New Fish, Unfortunately it's Covered By the Gulf Spill
Though the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most intensely studied marine environments on the planet, there is still room for discovery. Scientists have managed
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June Eco-Tidbits from Turkey
People passing down Istanbul's busy
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Giant Crocodile Devours a Shark as Tourists Look On
On what otherwise might have been an average excursion through Australia's Kakadu National Park, tourists were treated to an epic battle between two of nature's most ferocious predators, a crocodile and a shark. There's no saying just
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Rare Pancake Batfish Battered by BP Spill, May Not Make It
The Louisiana pancake batfish lives in the deepwater, but maybe not for long. Another kind of Deepwater, the oil rig that exploded on April 20, threatens the survival of the little-known fish. The threat to the batfish is
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Goldfish Swim in Five-Part Harmony with Quintetto (Video)
It never hurts to have a little of the weird mixed in to your Friday reading, and this certainly fits the bill. For those of us tired of the classic goldfish tank, there's a new option to hook the tanks up to our stereo systems
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"Finding Nemo 2" Parody Posters Inspired by Oil Spill
If you thought the adventures of a wayward clownfish were heartwarming in Pixar's Finding Nemo, chances are you'd walk away from its imagined sequel a bit depressed. On the heels of the next installment of Toy Story, and
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10 Really Great Animal Dads (Slideshow)
While many male birds make proper "Mr. Moms," sharing duties with their mates, fewer than 5 percent of all male mammals play any role in directly tending infants of the species -- leaving a
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San Francisco Bay Area Marine Sanctuaries Project Localized Climate Change Impacts
On Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences kicked off its Oceans Conference with a recently released report on the impacts of climate change on the Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine
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Noise Pollution Harms Fish Populations, Locations, Habits
Whales aren't the only marine species negatively affected by human-generated noise pollution in the oceans. Sound is an important, and well developed sense in many fish, more species of which are being threatened by the
