fish

Environment
Featured
Global News
News

Warming Oceans May Be Having an Unexpected Effect on Fish

Larger animals around the world are getting smaller, most noticeably fish, with smaller species increasing in abundance. This is thought to possibly be a result of the warming planet due to climate change, according to a new study published in the journal Science. One prime example of this phenomenon was observed in the thorny skate fish, […]

Read More
Climate Change
Environment

Deepest Ever Fish Caught on Camera Off Japan

Scientists have filmed a fish swimming at an extraordinary depth in the ocean, making it the deepest observation of this nature that has ever been made. The species – a type of snailfish of the genus Pseudoliparis – was filmed swimming at 8,336m (27,349ft). It was filmed by an autonomous “lander” dropped into the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, south […]

Read More
Environment

All Fish Tested From Michigan Rivers Contain ‘forever Chemicals’, Study Finds

Researchers found PFAS chemicals – used to make products resistant to heat and water – in all samples of 12 species of fish. All fish caught in Michigan rivers and tested for toxic PFAS contained the chemicals – and at levels that present a health risk for anyone eating them, according to a new study. Researchers […]

Read More
Environment
Europe
Featured

Germany denies Poland’s ‘fake news’ claim over fish deaths

The German Environment Ministry has said the search is still ongoing to determine the cause of the mass die-offs of fish in the Oder River. Poland rejected a German report that pesticides were present. The government on Monday rejected a claim from Poland that Germany had spread fake news following the deaths of large numbers of fish […]

Read More