Scientists Hunt for Big Freshwater Fish
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Scientists in 17 countries will scout waterways to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species, many of which are declining in numbers, hoping to learn how to better protect them, researchers announced Thursday.
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By Charles Walsh, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 17--Sometimes no matter what your fishing preference, you just have to go where the (big) fish are.
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By David Bracken, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 17--RALEIGH -- When John Gehringer caught a 7-inch bluegill in Lake Raleigh on Saturday morning, it was a long time coming.   Not for 8-year-old John, a savvy fisherman used to such triumphs, but for the lake.
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Researchers behind the study say fishing for fun now makes up almost a quarter of the total take of overfished populations. These include seafood favorites such as red snapper, red drum, and bocaccioâspecies
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By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 18--BIG BAY, Mich. -- Deep in the rugged hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a meandering river harbors giant fish that once thrived throughout Lake Superior and its tributaries.
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An anxious search Tuesday of a Chicago harbor turned up no more northern snakeheads, a voracious alien fish that can devastate freshwater ecosystems by gobbling up food and native fish.
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Studying the zebra fish spinal cord, grooming habits of the Barbary macaque and the regional impact of dams.
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With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive effort to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
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Some species of male fish in the Potomac River and its tributaries are developing female sexual traits at a frequency higher than scientists have seen before, raising concerns about pollutants in a waterway that provides drinking water for millions of people.
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By Tony Henderson  People were given the chance yesterday to go fish-spotting and learn how the Tyne has become the best river for rod-caught salmon in England and Wales.
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ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test will help scientists quickly detect a fast-spreading aquatic virus that threatens the Great Lakes fishing industry, according to its developers at Cornell University.
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By EASTON, Paul  NEW ZEALAND scientists have met at the University of Otago to explore the threat more acidic oceans might pose to the health of marine life.
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Fishermen are famed for overstating the size of their catches, but science has found an instance in which they may have underestimated their prowess: an unexpectedly big toll on saltwater fish populations.
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With declining catches close to shore, commercial fishing is turning to deeper waters, threatening species that live in the cold and gloom of the deep oceans, according to researchers.
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Researchers are undertaking a mammoth effort to observe oceanic life using fiber optics and the Internet.
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Indian scientists are hoping to discover once and for all if seahorses are an aphrodisiac, a myth that has made the creatures a major hunting target for centuries and an endangered species.
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A survey of the world's oceans is turning up more than two new species of fish a week and revealing huge trans-ocean migration routes by creatures from turtles to tuna, scientists say.