Experts: Sea lice deadly to wild salmon
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Eighteen prominent scientists and researchers say there is no question that sea lice from fish farms are lethal to wild salmon, no evidence to the contrary and a need for greater protection.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 24--Minnesota fisheries officials have a sturgeon mystery on their hands.   Several lake sturgeon have turned up dead in the St.
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Fire retardants used worldwide in manufacturing vehicle parts and computers have been found in Puget Sound orcas, raising new concerns about the long-term health of the region's killer whales, a new Canadian study shows.
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An unusually large toxic bloom of algae, which could poison humans and taint shellfish, has been detected in the ocean off the northwest coast of Washington state, oceanographers said on Wednesday.
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Some head lice infesting people today were probably spread to us thousands of years ago by an extinct species of early human, a genetics study reveals.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Dave Bard of Pure Salmon Campaign, +1-202-486-4426   WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began its two-day national marine aquaculture summit.
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Scientists unraveling the genetic history of head lice have found startling evidence that early humans mingled with a clan of hairy, distant cousins as recently as 25,000 years ago in Asia -- a
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Salmonella from a pet turtle killed  a four-week-old baby earlier this year in a case that showed  the reptiles are not safe for children, the Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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Intensive farming of salmon for American dinner plates is threatening some wild salmon populations with imminent extinction, according to the most detailed study ever done of the contentious issue. The report comes as the federal government and the aquaculture industry are pushing hard for a major...
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Watching our state's abundant wildlife, like white-tailed deer and flocks of turkey, is one of the joys of Maine life.  It's a thrill to see such marvelous creatures, especially in the backyard.  But Mainers who spread food for these wild animals unwittingly jeopardize their health.
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An often-fatal bacterial disease that has sickened hundreds of sea lions on the Central Coast is seen as a threat to humans and other mammals as well.
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A parasite that causes trout to swim in circles until they die has been found in two hatcheries in western Maryland, meaning 80,000 fish that would have been stocked in lakes and streams this year will instead be destroyed, an official said Thursday.
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Lice genes have been a head-scratcher for experts in human origins who now suspect that we humans picked up some parasites from our more primitive ancestors.
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NEW YORK  - DNA from a microbe that is  transmitted by body lice and can cause trench fever, was  recently identified in a human tooth dating back more than 4000  years, according to a new report.
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KILLER crayfish could threaten salmon fishing in Scotland.  Twenty-four American signal crayfish have been found in the River Till, a tributary of the Tweed.  The predators eat young salmon and trout and compete with them for food and space.
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The Colombian poison-dart frog and six South Pacific bird species use the same rare neurotoxin in their skin and feathers. Now researchers say the animals may eat beetles to obtain the poison.
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Endangered sea turtles were also casualties of the tsunami, with the monster waves possibly hastening their extinction, a marine expert said Saturday.