Tag: Fish - Page 7
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Is the Canadian Government Muzzling a Scientist Over a West Coast Salmon Collapse Study?
Photo: Wikipedia, CC The Privy Council Office Doesn't Want This in the Media Kristi Miller is the head of a $6-million salmon-genetics project at the federal Pacific Biological Station on Vancouver Island. In January, the prestigious journal Science
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WhichFish.org Lists Fish that are Safe to Eat
Image: Whichfish.org Screen grab Don't Be Part of the Problem There are many good ways to figure out which species of fish are under pressure - or even facing extinction - and which are 'ok' to eat. The most popular is probably the Monterey Bay
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More Than Half of Tuna Species Facing Extinction, But Over-Fishing Them is "Too Profitable" to Stop...
Photo: Flickr, CCSh.. Just Got RealAs we've written about previously, tuna's in trouble, and it's not just limited to one species and/or one geographical region. A new study conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and
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How Much Plastic Do Fish Ingest?
Our world is becoming more and more plastic each year. From toys to packaging to gadgets and bags, it's not just that we produce more than 250 million tons each year around the world, but it's the fact that little of what we
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Forbes Lists Most Shark Infested Beaches
Last year, 2010, was the most dangerous year on record when it comes to shark attacks. On the heels of a scientific paper detailing the first documented attack on a human by a cookiecutter
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First Cookiecutter Shark Attack on Humans Documented Scientifically
A paper published in the June edition of Pacific Science details the "First documented attack on a live human by a cookiecutter shark". Pictured above, the cookiecutter shark uses large teeth fixed in its bottom jaw to bite
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Jumping Gulf Sturgeon Injuring Florida Boaters (Video)
This is happening in Florida, and involves flying sturgeon, not Asian carp. As highlighted by the trustworthy news source fishingcrap.blogspot.com: The recent injury of two boaters by jumping gulf sturgeon brings the toll to 11 in the
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A Gulf Fisherman Struggles for Economic Survival (Video)
Oil seems to be a double curse for the fishermen of the Gulf Coast. Not only are they dealing with the devastating fallout of the BP oil spill, but they are struggling to keep up with ever-rising fuel costs too. Having
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Barton Seaver's Sustainable Soft-shell Crabs With Corn and Black Bean Relish
Ninety percent of cooking fish successfully is buying great quality fish. And yet so many of us do the following: We walk into the store
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Jellyfish Blooms Increase Carbon Emissions, Upend Marine Food Webs
Photo credit: Jaymi Heimbuch/Creative Commons Jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans. Warming waters and the elimination of key predators like sharks and tuna, hav made conditions ideal for the soft, brainless, organisms and their numbers have
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Jellyfish Invade Florida Beaches, Sting 1,600 in Memorial Day Attack
Beach goers descending on Florida's Atlantic Coast came face-to-tentacles with a greater force over Memorial Day weekend. Countless mauve stinger jellyfish covered a ten mile stretch of beach in
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Ontario Reacts to Live Asian Carp Spilled in River
This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People
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Popularly Eaten Fish Stocks in 1900 vs 2000 (Infographic)
In the nifty Gif image above, which was created by Information is Beautiful's visual data guru David McCandless, we're treated to a devastating sight: The stocks of popularly eaten fish, first in 1900, and then
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Great White Sharks Apparently Enjoy Songs by AC/DC
Conventional wisdom would suggest that the best way to lure great white sharks is to bait the water with chum, but one Australian ocean tour operator says he's found something that works even better: hard rock. It's been
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Ocean Acidification Makes Clownfish Go Deaf (Poor Nemo Can't Hear Predators Anymore...)
Another Unforeseen Consequence of Global WarmingThe planet's oceans absorb a lot of CO2 from the atmosphere, slowly turning them more acidic than they would otherwise be. This can be a big problem for many species that haven't evolved
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Water Released by Dam Killing 100,000 Fish a Day
At the foot of the Grand Coulee Dam, fish are dying by the hundreds of thousands. In an effort to make room for the higher than average snow melt-off, state officials have been releasing a massive amount of water -- but the
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Overfishing 101: How We're Fishing the Oceans Dry
We've written plenty about overfishing, peak fish, and sustainable seafood efforts, but in case you're not 100% up to date on why the issue is such a predominant ecological concern, check out this slide show from Al Jazeera. It does a nice job of
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Barton Seaver's Eggplant Stuffed With Smoky Tomato-Anchovy Ratatouille
This is a fun dish to serve to guests in the summer, as you can prepare it ahead and it tastes wonderful at room temperature. The
