Getty Images for Unsplash + Over the last 25 years, Californian fishing regulations have seen the dramatic recovery of various game fish like sea bass and rockfish to the point where they can be fished sustainably again. Collectively known as groundfish, these stocks were serially depleted in the 1990s and early 2000s. Fish like ocean … Read more
A walleye caught in the Don River – Photo courtesy of TRCA Now, Canada’s National Observer brings us a story of the Don River going from a state of pollution to rival the Thames of London, to a biodiverse ecosystem home to over 20 species of fish. As with so many rivers that bisect cities … Read more
A Fish and Wildlife Service biologist holds a handful of endangered Topeka shiners – credit, Kimberly Emerson / USFWS Across Iowa, a tiny fish has inspired an enormous conservation program that has seen hundreds of ponds restored to their natural state. Though originally for the sake of this small federally-endangered fish, the lakelets soon demonstrated … Read more
credit – Andre Smits, via SWNS Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in a rope while being circled by sharks. After swimming away, the injured ray unexpectedly returned, circling the divers in what they described as a “thank you” moment. The mobula ray was trapped more than 30 feet below … Read more
Pterois miles, or lionfish, in the Cyclades – credit, Paolo Gamba, CC BY-2.0. In parts of the Mediterranean, invasive lionfish have devastated local marine biodiversity, but an allegiance between fishermen and chefs may mean the invader has met its match. On the island of Cyprus, the strategy is now clear: if we can’t beat it, … Read more
A salmon running in Scotland – credit, CC 4.0. BY, Oakley Considered critically endangered in Britain, young salmon must nevertheless be finding their way safely back to the island from the Arctic Ocean, as they’ve been found spawning in three different rivers. In the Mersey, Goyt, and Bollin, the fish have been recorded where they’d … Read more
The FishEye Collaborative / Cornell Lab of Ornithology Underwater coral reefs are filled with thumps, pops, and snaps from shrimp and fish, and ecologists often use underwater microphones to monitor the health of marine environments. But until now, ecologists have largely been unable to interpret these sounds because reefs are crowded with hundreds of different … Read more