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8 years ago
Analysis FishKnightThe more humanely a fish is killed, the better it tastes
Meat from quickly killed fish stays fresher far longer than meat from fish that die of asphyxiation
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8 years ago
Analysis FishKnight
Small fish species evolved rapidly following 1964 Alaska earthquake
Evolution is usually thought of as occurring over long time periods, but it also can happen quickly. Consider a tiny fish whose transformation after the 1964 Alaskan earthquake was uncovered by University of Oregon scientists and their University of Alaska collaborators.
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8 years ago
Analysis FishKnight
Fish Stocks Are Declining Worldwide, And Climate Change Is On The Hook
Fish populations aren't replenishing themselves like they used to. Researchers say there's not enough food for young fish, and it's directly linked to changing temperatures.
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8 years ago
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State must fix hundreds of fish-blocking culverts
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8 years ago
Analysis FishKnight
True love: tiny Australian desert fish travel vast distances to find new mate
The 6cm long goby is an ‘average swimmer’ but can travel hundreds of kilometres through Australia’s red centre in just a trickle of water
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8 years ago
Analysis FishKnight
In California's Protected Waters, Counting Fish Without Getting Wet
Using divers to monitor whether life is returning to the 100 or so marine protected areas is pricey. Now, advances in DNA sequencing mean scientists just need a seawater sample to do a marine census.
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8 years ago
Current Event FishKnight
Fish habitat protection waning under Harper government, analysis finds
A statistical analysis of the Conservative government's changes to environmental laws and procedures suggests Ottawa has "all but abandoned" attempts to protect Canada's lakes and rivers.
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8 years ago
Current Event FishKnight
Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego Aims To Fix Seafood Imbalance
The aquaculture project would be the same size as New York's Central Park and produce 11 million pounds of yellowtail and sea bass each year. But some people see it as an aquatic "factory farm."
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8 years ago
OK. Thanks anyway. This just seems like great material for the /t/behavior tribe. Please consider posting similar articles there in the future.
The site should allow you to change published tribes by clicking the blue "edit snap" button in the top right. But, no worries.
Posted in: Should we be nudging behaviour?
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8 years ago
Comment FishKnight
Interesting. Would you mind posting this in /t/behavior?
Posted in: Should we be nudging behaviour?
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8 years ago
Current Event FishKnight
An Ancient Fish Is Running Out of Time
Despite government efforts to expand the population, only perhaps 200 or fewer wild-born pallid sturgeons are thought to inhabit one of its last strongholds — the Montana stretches of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. And now, paradoxically, a federal agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, is pursuing a project that threatens this population, perhaps the most genetically robust of the groups still surviving in the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
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8 years ago
Video/Audio FishKnight
Guy catches a fish using his drone.
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8 years ago
Current Event FishKnight
Salmon Spawns on Obama's Shoes
"You see that?" Obama declared Wednesday as he gripped a fish with two hands. "Something's got on my shoes. ... Generally you don't want fish spawning on your feet. He said the local fisherwoman who accompanied him said the fish was "happy to see me."
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8 years ago
Current Event FishKnight
Fish and snake caught mid-battle by Australian fisherman
An Australian spear fisherman captures one of the world's most venomous fish and a deadly snake in the middle of a fight for life.