Fish with scary human teeth
The teeth are remarkably like a human’s. This fish was apparently spotted by some beachgoers in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The picture is… Read More »Fish with scary human teeth
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Trout can become hooked on drugs
The Times reports that fish can become addicted to drugs like people. Dr. Pavel Horky, from Prague, in the Journal of Experiment Biology, tells us… Read More »Trout can become hooked on drugs
Lifejackets allow goldfish to float properly again
Here are a couple of photographs of golfish suffering from swim bladder disease wearing corrective lifejackets. In fish the swim bladder (gas bladder) is an… Read More »Lifejackets allow goldfish to float properly again
UK fish industry may be damaged by global warming causing smaller fish
The UK fish industry is in the news because of Brexit. It was a central part of the negotiations. Global warming may make those negotiations… Read More »UK fish industry may be damaged by global warming causing smaller fish
Supreme Court of Poland grants improved animal rights to carp, a freshwater fish
Carp describes various species of an oily freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia which is consumed in many parts of the world. In Poland… Read More »Supreme Court of Poland grants improved animal rights to carp, a freshwater fish
World’s oldest fish species
The world’s oldest fish species is the Greenland shark. They are described as the oceans’ oldest fish. They can take 150 years to reach sexual… Read More »World’s oldest fish species
A Welsh council drained a lake without warning and allegedly killed the fish
Caerphilly county borough council drained Deri Lake, near Bargoed which contained fish and they did so without notifying the Rhymney Valley and District Angling Society.… Read More »A Welsh council drained a lake without warning and allegedly killed the fish
Fish in rivers and the sea poisoned by cigarettes
It’s an interesting thought, the 5,000 or so poisonous chemicals in cigarettes can end up being leached into rivers and the sea. Cigarettes are known… Read More »Fish in rivers and the sea poisoned by cigarettes
Wild sea bass fishing in southern Bay of Biscay is killing dolphins and porpoises
Fishermen using static nets and pair trawling kill dolphins and porpoises in the southern Bay of Biscay.
Fishing is catching on but what about the pain it causes?
The Times newspaper tells me that fishing is catching on with the stars, the celebrities and the Z listers. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic… Read More »Fishing is catching on but what about the pain it causes?
Do home aquariums reduce stress in the owner?
People buy aquariums for various reasons one which is to lower their blood pressure, reduce stress and to feel better. They are meant to have… Read More »Do home aquariums reduce stress in the owner?
Cheesemakers accused of killing trout
The story is unfolding in France. One of their popular cheeses is Compté. The dairy farmers who produce the milk to make the cheese have… Read More »Cheesemakers accused of killing trout
Fish feel pain and humans treat them cruelly
For many thousands of years, for aeons, humans have fished both to feed themselves and for sport and entertainment. Trillions of fish have died at… Read More »Fish feel pain and humans treat them cruelly