Fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef have recovered very rapidly from previous fishing, raising hopes for the recovery of other fish stocks.
... Florida in the early 1990s from local aquariums or fish hobbyists. They have since spread across much ... determined that lionfish reduced young juvenile fish populations by 79 percent in only a five-week ...
... Great Lakes lab project that impacts on fish populations will continue and become more pronounced as quagga ... mussels in the Great Lakes. By 2005, lake populations of the tiny shrimp decreased 96 percent ...
... , Papua New Guinea. This coral reef fish is the same species as Disney's famed Nemo, ... biggest application of DNA parentage analysis on fish populations in the marine environment."
This DNA parentage ...
... up home far from where their parents live. A new study documents how larval dispersal connects marine fish populations in a network of marine protected areas -- information that is ...
... found in certain habitats, the fisheries industry may be permanently altering the genetic composition of fish populations. What are the long-term evolutionary implications of prolonged fishing for the ...
... of massive fish stocking. The stocking was done to create recreational activities, and to reduce populations of exotic prey fish in the hope of restoring populations of native fishes.
“The effects ...
... the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural to assume that more fish would mean better dining. But a new report published in the journal Ecology says that restoring ...
... (VHS), an often-fatal disease that has been attacking fish populations in the lower Great Lakes.
Hand's ... Clair and affects 23 species of game fish," said Phyllis Green, superintendent of Isle Royale ...
... that increased suspended sediment favours native fish larvae in these areas. Thus, dam removal may be critical for rehabilitating fish populations across the US, and almost certainly in other ...
... threat there to coral reef ecosystems – a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish into an area, the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent.
... species, females determine the number of offspring for the next generation and so the viability of some fish populations with TSD can be compromised through alterations in their sex ratios due to ...
... marking in two of the three populations, he said.
But the research suggests that the swordtail fish population also keeps the prevalence of the cancer gene in check. A third population of females in ...
... are in peril, according to a major study by U.S., Canadian and Mexican scientists. And the number of subspecies of fish populations in trouble has nearly doubled since 1989, the new report says.
A program that gives commercial fishers both a short- and long-term financial stake in the health of the industry offers the promise of preserving fish populations, according to new research. [More]
