Investigation of Nova Scotia Winter Fish Kill Completed 30 Apr 2015 CANADA - A Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture staff investigation of aquaculture sites affected by a salmon and trout fish kill earlier this year has concluded environmental conditions, not disease, were likely resp…
Mexican Fishery Sustainability Assessed 30 Apr 2015 US - Researchers have put social-ecological systems theory into practice in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, allowing them to assess the sustainability credentials of fisheries there.
Invasive Lionfish Reaches Brazil 28 Apr 2015 BRAZIL - An invasive lionfish has been caught off the coast of Brazil, indicating that these fish have now spread beyond the Caribbean and could threaten coral reefs elsewhere.
Diabetes Drugs Found to Cause Fish Intersex 28 Apr 2015 US - A medication commonly taken for Type II diabetes, which is being found in freshwater systems worldwide, has been shown to cause intersex in fish.
Marine Harvest Reports Losses From Volcanic Eruption 28 Apr 2015 CHILE - Following the eruption of Calbuco volcano in Chile, Marine Harvest has reported that it has suffered fish losses but that all its staff are safe and well.
SalmonChile Reports Salmon and Trout Losses from Volcanic Eruption 28 Apr 2015 CHILE - The eruption of the Calbuco volcano is estimated to have caused the loss of Atlantic and Coho salmon brood stock and Atlantic salmon and trout smolt and fry farmed by SalmonChile.
Weekly Overview: Volcanic Eruption Causes Big Fish Kill in Chile 28 Apr 2015 ANALYSIS - In this week's news, millions of farmed fish are thought to have been killed due to the recent eruptions of Calbuco volcano, close to Puerto Montt, Chile, last week.
Harvest and Post-Harvest Handling Practices Influence Fish Welfare and Product Quality 27 Apr 2015 The positive impact on fish quality of humane harvesting practices means that increased fish welfare provides strong benefits to the consumer, write Barbara Rasco and colleagues from Washington State University and Blue …
Scientists Find Toxic Oil Compounds Damage Fish Hearts 27 Apr 2015 US - Oil can cause abnormalities in the still-developing hearts of fish embryos and larvae, according to scientists who have been studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on fish reproduction.
Volcanic Eruption Prompts Movement of 11.5 Million Farmed Fish 27 Apr 2015 CHILE - Following the eruption of Calbuco volcano on Wednesday 22 April, the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) has approved the movement of 11.5 million salmon from 10 fish farms in the effected are…
New Method to Detects Harmful Oyster Disease 24 Apr 2015 US - A new method to detect a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the contaminated shellfish has been discovered by researchers at the University of New Hampshire.
Sustainability Law Respected in Snapper Fishing Competition 24 Apr 2015 AUSTRALIA - Fishers competing in the recent Whyalla Snapper fishing competition have been praised for their conduct by South Australian Fisheries Officers.
Acoustic Device Helps Prevent Sea Bream Damage to Shellfish Farms 22 Apr 2015 FRANCE - An acoustic device to scare away sea bream causing damage to mussel and oyster stocks has been developed by the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer).
EU Warns Thailand on Illegal Fishing, South Korea and Philippines De-listed 21 Apr 2015 EU - The European Commission (EC) has put Thailand on formal notice for not taking sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
Fish Numbers Diagnose Coral Reef Health 13 Apr 2015 AUSTRALIA - The number of fish living on coral reefs can be used as a test of reef health to inform sustainable fishing decisions, according to new research from Dr Aaron MacNeil and colleagues.
Fish Follow Edges of Erratic Dead Zones in Great Lakes 10 Apr 2015 US - Dead zones caused by oxygen depletion can be extremely variable and fast-moving in Lake Erie, but fish tend to cluster around the zone edges, according to new research from the United States Geological Survey.
New Research Finds Clam Cancer Spreads by Cloning 10 Apr 2015 US - Cancerous tumour cells can spread from one clam to another, causing a disease that has devastated soft-shell clam populations along the east coast of North America, shows new research published in Cell.
Fishing Worsens Forage Fish Population Collapses 7 Apr 2015 US - Fishing has exacerbated collapses in forage fish populations, leading to a need for more sustainable management practices, shows a new study from the University of Washington.
Countries to be Held Liable for Illegal Fishing by their Fleets 7 Apr 2015 GLOBAL - An international tribunal has ruled that countries can be held liable for not taking necessary measures to prevent illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing operations by their vessels in the waters of ot…
Research Shows Striped Marlins' Favourite Places 1 Apr 2015 US - Researchers have used satellite tagging to track the movements of marlins, revealing their preferred habitats.
