Caught in the Middle: Barriers to Migration Threaten Eel Population
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By Michael Dinan, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Jun. 26--GREENWICH -- Michael Aurelia raised a dripping net of a baby alewives from a pool of the Mianus River Dam's fishway, examined them, then dumped the silver fish back into the water and pulled out a partially submerged crate.
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Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.
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The discovery of intersex fish -- males with some female characteristics, including some carrying eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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Japanese eel lovers worried about a price rise due to looming limits on European exports can relax ahead of next month&#39;s &quot;Eel Day&quot;, when many tuck into grilled eel to boost their stamina and beat the summer heat.
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Regional fisheries managers put off for the future consideration of more localized rules as a way to increase fish populations. More than just being included in consideration of alternatives to current fishing rules, area management - as the more localized approach is called - needs to be tried.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming across the U.S. border by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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Floridaâs season of âsturgeon strikesâ â collisions between the leaping fish and hapless boaters is already under way.
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CHONG KHNEAS, Cambodia -- A decade ago, Chan Kimoeun could pilot his skiff across the turbid water of the Tonle Sap, stay out for two days and bring home as much as 400 pounds of fish. On this day, he returned from five nights of floating torpor with a mere 50 pounds -- hardly enough to cover the costs of fuel or the rice he cooked during the trip.
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Some say strict measures endanger ecosystems, but others say those concerns are excuses for pro-immigrant sentiment
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Industrial boats from Europe and elsewhere have caused major fish populations to collapse in northwest Africaâs ocean floor, crippling coastal economies, and creating a surge of illegal migrants hoping to reach Europe.
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The hunting of wild animals by hungry refugees in East Africa threatens wildlife populations, say conservationists.
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Eskimos in the Arctic are worried about changes in the wildlife resulting from climate change and the gradual increase in contaminants.
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Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.
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The discovery of intersex fish --   males with some female characteristics, including some carrying   eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about   pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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An alien species of catfish has been caught in the Delaware Raritan Canal, prompting fears among environmental officials that the voracious predator could devastate native catfish, sunfish and some sturgeon populations the way it has in southeastern states.
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They may thrive on land and in water, but amphibians everywhere are in serious trouble and up to a third of species are threatened with extinction, a troubling new study said on Friday.
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By Myers, Mark  There is broad consensus by the marine science community that our world's coastal and ocean ecosystems are stressed and significantly impaired. Each year, about 1.5 million people move to coastal counties.