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This handout photo, released August 30, 2010, compares the size of its genetically engineered AquAdvantage Salmon (background) to an Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a three-day meeting starting September 19, 2010 to discuss whether to approve the altered fish for U.S. consumers to eat. Credit: [...]

Whale shark. UIC researcher Jennifer Schmidt, associate professor of biological sciences, studies the large fish. (Credit: Jennifer Schmidt; Copyright University of Illinois Board of Trustees) ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) — How do female whale sharks meet their perfect mates and go on to produce offspring? While little is known about the reproductive behavior of these [...]

This is the fish, Macropteris maculatus, with antifreeze protein structure. (Credit: Konrad Meister) ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2010) — Bochum researchers have discovered how natural antifreeze works to protect fish in the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean from freezing to death. They were able to observe that an antifreeze protein in the fish's blood affects [...]

Waves wash oil onto the beach in May 2010 near the south pass of the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of Mississippi River, prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of mass death, local media reports said Monday. Thousands of fish [...]

Normusån in Stenung municipality, north of Gothenburg. (Credit: Rasmus Kaspersson) ScienceDaily (Aug. 23, 2010) — Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg shows that competition from older fish causes young salmon and trout to seek refuge in shallow water. Preserving such habitats may, therefore, be important for the survival of the young fish. Using [...]

When both parent fish have good IPN resistance, their offspring are virtually immune to the disease. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Aqua Gen) ScienceDaily (Aug. 23, 2010) — The Norwegian company Aqua Gen has developed a new genetic test that quickly determines which salmon have the highest resistance to the IPN virus. The recently launched commercial [...]

Trade bans may fail, but fishing management agencies have other strategies, too, including those proved to work UST TOO TASTY: Bluefin tuna populations are dropping fast because of overfishing. OpenCage The meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES (pronounced "sight-eez") this past March was a [...]

Species: Pygocentrus nattereri Habitat: Freshwater streams in the the Amazon river basin, supposedly skeletonising cows in minutes. Also: movie theatres this summer. Next time you're in the Brazilian rainforest and see a stream or pond, don't go for a swim. Hundreds of voracious piranhas will swarm over you, shredding your flesh and reducing you to [...]

Climate change is causing higher air and water temperatures along the east coast of the United States. These changes have shrunk the geographic region where blue mussels are able to survive, according to findings by University of South Carolina researchers published in the Journal of Biogeography. Mytilus edulis, or blue mussels, a popular seafood, used [...]

Warmer seas could be responsible for a change in the type of dolphins spotted off the coast of the North East of England, a survey has suggested. The white-beaked dolphin winters off the North East coast. The North East Cetacean Project found an increase in sightings of common, bottlenose and Risso's dolphins – species associated [...]