2,000-Year-Old Salmon DNA Reveals Secret to Sustainable Fisheries
2,000-Year-Old Salmon DNA Reveals Secret to Sustainable Fisheries
Genomic analysis of ancient chum salmon bones and cultural knowledge from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation suggest that people in the Pacific Northwest managed fisheries for thousands of years by harvesting males and releasing females.
Genomic analysis of ancient chum salmon bones and cultural knowledge from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation suggest that people in the Pacific Northwest managed fisheries for thousands of years by harvesting males and releasing females.
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Study Finds Epigenetic Differences Between Hatchery-Raised and Wild-Born Salmon
Shawna Williams | Mar 1, 2018 | 4 min read
The variation may help explain why stocked salmon don’t fare as well in the ocean.
More Than 300,000 Atlantic Salmon Spill into Pacific
Jef Akst | Aug 22, 2017 | 2 min read
A fish farm blamed the “exceptionally high tides” resulting from yesterday’s solar eclipse for net failure. Authorities have authorized limitless takes of the invaders.
Does Farming Drive Fish Disease?
Claire Asher | Apr 19, 2017 | 4 min read
Intensive aquaculture favors increasingly virulent forms of certain fish-infecting parasites and pathogens, studies show.
New Fish Virus Discovered
Catherine Offord | Apr 6, 2016 | 2 min read
Researchers identify a virus that may already have caused mass tilapia die-offs in Ecuador and Israel in recent years.
Vegan Gators
John H. Tibbetts | Dec 1, 2015 | 4 min read
Researchers are converting carnivores into herbivores in a bid to make raising animals such as alligators, trout, and salmon more sustainable.
Vegetarian Aquaculture
The Scientist | Nov 30, 2015 | 1 min read
Go behind the scenes at labs where researchers are finding ways of switching from meat-based to plant-based feeds.
Pharma Firms Comply with New Antibiotics Rules
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Mar 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Most drug manufacturers agree to follow the Food and Drug Administration’s new labeling guidelines for antibiotics used in farm animals.
How Green Are Your Fish?
Edyta Zielinska | Aug 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Farmed salmon may have more in common with their more expensive wild-caught counterparts than consumers are led to believe.
Satellites Spy on Fish Farms
Cristina Luiggi | Feb 8, 2012 | 3 min read
Scientists use Google Earth to fact check official reports of fish farming in the Mediterranean.
Canadian Government Silences Scientist
N/A | Jul 29, 2011 | 1 min read
Fisheries scientist ordered to refuse interviews about research on salmon decline.