A Wily, Toothy Adversary Lurks in Buffaloâs Harbor
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The absinthe-colored waters of Buffalo Harbor offer good conditions for catching muskie, the largest freshwater game fish in New York.
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A decomposing whale washed up yesterday near Scotch Beach. Reports indicate the whale is baleen, using plates along its upper jaw to strain food from water, said Scott Comings, director of Block Island programs for The Nature Conservancy.
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By Chris Pollock, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 2--There is such a thing as deadly heat, as the residents of Freemansburg found out firsthand over this week when more than 100 dead fish appeared at the northern end of the Lehigh Canal in the borough.
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In the waters and beaches off this Cape Cod town, the shiny scalps and whiskered snouts of the gray seal are everywhere. They bask in the sun, mug for boaters and, fisherman say, eat way too many fish.
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TORONTO Dan Frankian peered over a city fence and saw his target. There, plump and oblivious, were the intruders. The freeloaders had simply moved in from the country, gorged themselves on the abundance of the city and left a nasty trail wherever they went. They were Canada geese.
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A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks. Luna, described by fishermen as a friendly 5-year-old whale, has made frequent contact with people and boats in waters off Vancouver Island.
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Scientists have discovered a fish that imitates the extraterrestrial beast of the âAlienâ series: it possesses a second set of jaws.
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BOSTON - Last week, Dan Holmes was a couple of miles off Wood End Lighthouse in Provincetown and had already hauled up 80 of his 300 lobster pots when he saw something coming up in a trap.
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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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One small town provides a snapshot of an electorate riven by tribal infighting
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A previously unknown creature has been roaming the Kenai Peninsula's Mystery Hills &#151; or at least its alpine rock crevices.
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Science & environment: A perilous three-way hunt is under way as rival eco-warriors pursue a Japanese fleet
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By JIM SALTER  ST. LOUIS - For years, boaters and fishermen on many Midwestern rivers have battled a fish with a bizarre behavior - silver carp that launch themselves into the air, jumping into boats and often slapping the unsuspecting upside the head.
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WHEN it comes to his autumn vacation, Michael Marino of Southampton, N.Y., is a creature of habit.
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By Emma D. Sapong, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.
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Police believe suspect is on northern coast in area known as criminal haven
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In Michigan, the fishermanâs paradise all but surrounded by water, angling for a prized catch is about to become a lot more complicated.