Mexican 'Tequila Fish' is Successfully Reintroduced Where it was Once Extinct - After 5 Pairs Are Sent From UK
A tiny fish has been the subject of a big conservation program, that saved it from extinction, an seen it reintroduced in the wild.
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Scotland Aims to Save Wild Salmon By Planting Millions of Trees Along the Rivers
Scotland's efforts to plant millions of trees alongside their rivers is an attempt to save one of Europe's largest salmon spawning grounds.
Lucky Cat Gets His Own 'Mini SeaWorld' After Owner Spends $2,400 Turning Fish Tank Into Underwater Peep Show - LOOK
Jasper the Siamese cat in Ohio has an amaing fish tank with an underwater viewing chamber. His owner Krieger built it for $2,400.
Goldie the Pufferfish Went to the Dentist for Work - Now Look at Her Smile
Goldie the pufferfish has emergency dental work – check out the photos to see how the veterinarian pulled off the procedure on the cute creature.
American Fisheries See Tides Turn as Fish Stocks Make a Comeback
Tougher laws are helping once depleted American fisheries stage a rapid comeback, to the benefit of species and fishermen alike.
California Governor Signs Ban on Orca Breeding and Entertainment
This bill will ensure that killer whales will no longer need to suffer the indignities of captive ocean park entertaining in California.
Elementary School Gives Honorable Viking Funerals For Class Goldfish
These Scottish children saved only the best funeral caskets for their beloved goldfish Bubbles and Freddy: tiny cardboard boats of flames.
Levels of Mercury in Atlantic Tuna Rapidly Declines
A new study documents a dramatic drop in the mercury content found in Atlantic bluefin tuna, mirroring the decline in US emissions.
Mislabeled Seafood May be More Sustainable, Study Says
It's estimated that up to 30% of fish is actually something other than what is listed on the menu or label – but that may be better for endangered populations.
Goldfish Can Find a New Forever Home at Paris Aquarium - 600 Have Already Been Welcomed
This aquarium is hoping to offer up a second home to unwanted goldfish that may have suffered a worse fate at the hands of their owners.
Fishermen Can Make Cash Without Overfishing
Can commercial fishermen make more money by fishing less? They can, according to a study published in the journal Science — with one condition. They must belong to a cooperative fishery.
UK Team Builds Robot Fish to Detect Pollution
Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off north Spain to detect pollution. The team hopes to use the five-foot-long robotic fish to find pollution in rivers, lakes and seas across the world.
Aussies Petition Their Government, Secure Historic Marine Protection for Coral Sea
Pushed by a chorus of 486,900 citizens, the Australian government announced Thursday their intention to create the world's largest marine reserve, a highly protected zone in the Coral Sea stretching almost 200,000 square miles -- a historic moment for ocean conservation in Australia and globally. Australia's Coral Sea, east of the Great Barrier Reef, is one of the last remaining intact tropical ocean ecosystems in the world where populations of large ocean predators - sharks, tunas, and marlin - have not been severely reduced. The waters are home to healthy coral reefs, atolls, cays, and islands that provide shelter to reef fish, sea turtles, and seabirds.
Rare Fish Saved From Extinction, Swims Off Endangered Species List
A rare fish nearly wiped out in the 1980s has recovered to become only the second fish ever to recover enough to get off the endangered species list.
Accidental Discovery: Orange Peels Could Suck Mercury Out of Oceans
Scientists were trying to recycle manufacturing waste and discovered a substance that can easily clean mercury out of the ocean.
Fishermen Take Lead in Helping Endangered Whales
The decades-old saga of the endangered Northern right whale has long stranded animal welfare advocates and the lobstermen on opposite shores of Cape Cod Bay. Until now.
First Ever Glowing Sea Turtle Is Discovered In South Pacific (WATCH)
Marine biologists were taking a swim through the Solomon Islands when an eerily glowing turtle floated through the coral.
Amount of Mercury, DDT and Other Contaminants in Fish is at 40-Year Low
Fish in today's oceans contain far lower levels of mercury, DDT and other toxic chemicals than at any time in the last 4 decades, says a major review.
Salmon in East Vancouver? Miraculous Reappearance After 80 Years
Chum salmon are spawning again at an urban creek in the heart of East Vancouver. The salmon returned this week to Still Creek, which sits in a ravine surrounded by warehouses and was once thoroughly polluted by urban garbage, sewage and toxic chemicals. Much of the credit goes to people who have painstakingly restored their habitat.
Salmon Numbers Jump at Central Idaho Mountain Lake
More endangered sockeye salmon have made the 900-mile journey from the Pacific Ocean to central Idaho's high-elevation Redfish Lake this year than in the previous six decades.
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