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Scotland hopes to save wild salmon by planting millions of trees next to rivers
River Dee initiative comes as rising water temperature from climate heating threatens species’ survival
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Methuselah: oldest aquarium fish lives in San Francisco and likes belly rubs
Meet Methuselah, the fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. In the Bible, Methuselah was Noah’s grandfather and was said to have lived to be 969 years old. Methuselah the fish is not quite that ancient, but biologists at the California Academy of Sciences believe it is about 90 years old, with no known living peers.
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Holy Mackerel, Where’d You Go?
A beloved fish with a rich history has become hard to find—will it rise again?
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Enormous 'twilight zone' coral reef discovered off the coast of Tahiti
Scientists made an incredible discovery in November: acres of giant, pristine, rose-shaped corals blossoming from the sea floor in what's known as the ocean's "twilight zone."
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Cutting the food chain? The controversial plan to turn zooplankton into fish oil
A budding industry that aims to catch zooplankton for health supplements and fish food has scientists fearing that its effects on marine ecosystems could be devastating
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‘Dancing through the water’: rare sighting of blanket octopus in Great Barrier Reef
‘Seeing one in real life is indescribable,’ says marine biologist of the technicolour marine mollusc she spotted off Queensland
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Tequila fish get second shot at life after being declared extinct
It is the first time an extinct species of fish has been successfully reintroduced in Mexico
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Tropical Fish Shoals Disrupted by Ocean Acidification and Warming
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Killer Whales Are Moving In
Underwater recorders have picked up the sounds of orcas in places they haven’t previously been detected
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Photos show ridiculously large goldfish taking over Canadian harbour after release into the wild
Invasive goldfish are a 'big problem,' Fisheries and Oceans Canada said, because they take away key spawning sites from native fish species.
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New study finds large whales eat much more than we thought — and are even more important to the environment
“Our results say that if we restore whale populations to pre-whaling levels seen at the beginning of the 20th century, we’ll restore a huge amount of lost function to ocean ecosystems,” researchers said.
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How Dungeness crabs’ complex lifecycle will be affected by climate change
Results show that by the end of this century, lower-oxygen water on the Pacific Northwest coast will pose the biggest threat to Dungeness crabs. And while these crabs start as tiny, free-floating...
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Electric robots are mapping the seafloor, Earth's last frontier
Seatrec and Bedrock Ocean Exploration are two startups taking electric robots to new depths in an attempt to map the ocean floor.
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Something is killing gray whales. Is it a sign of oceans in peril?
Gray whales are dying at alarming rates. A Times investigation of their migrations from Mexico to Alaska offers clues to what is causing this marine mystery.
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Deadly coral disease sweeping Caribbean linked to wastewater from ships
A virulent and fast-moving coral disease that has swept through the Caribbean could be linked to waste or ballast water from ships, according to research. The deadly infection, known as stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), was first identified in Florida in 2014, and has since moved through the region, causing great concern among scientists.
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Football-sized goldfish take over lake after decades of people dumping unwanted pet fish
‘They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants,’ warns Minnesota town
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6 Surreal Images of Newly Discovered Deep Sea Creatures
A whale shark, rare corals, and a transparent octopus are just some of the animals researchers found in the depths of the Pacific.
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B.C. fish farms transmit virus to endangered wild Pacific salmon, new study confirms
Fresh research shows piscine orthoreovirus was introduced to southern B.C. from Atlantic salmon eggs roughly 30 years ago, despite assertions from government and industry groups that the virus is 'endemic' to the province
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First wild fishers born in North Cascades in decades
A female fisher was seen with kits, which biologists say is the first indication the North Cascades can support a reproductive population of fishers.
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Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal: how evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats
New research combines cutting-edge engineering with animal behaviour to explain the origins of efficient swimming in nature’s underwater acrobats: seals and sea lions.
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