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Damsel Fish Control Algae: Cultivate What they Like
There is a certain kind of damsel fish, the Stegastes Nigrigans, which will actually selectively cultivate the algae they prefer to feed on. They have shown to actually encourage the growth of Polysiphonia, their preferred food, and limit the growth of other algae
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85 Different species of Shark Have Been Genetically Fingerprinted
Researchers have finally been able to genetically map 85 different species of shark which are found in Indian waters. The DNA mapping of these sharks is thought to be rather significant in terms of being able to identify the most threatened species.
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Fluorescent cichlids – Taiwan Researchers Unveil Glow In The Dark Cichlids?
The Council of Agriculture in Taiwan surprised the world last week by stating that they had successfully created fluorescent cichlids. These cichlids were created by breeding trangenic Convict cichlids and Angelfish.
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Trial run of “superskimmer” A Whale Not Conclusive.
The trial runs of the retrofitted oil tanker, dubbed A Whale, which was developed to aid in the clean up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are not conclusive. This is due to the high seas which were present during the tests, TMT Shipping Offshore stated on Monday.
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Robotic Fish Head of the School!
In a rather interesting turn of events, scientists have just released a robotic fish, which appears to be able to influence the behavior of other fish in the aquarium.
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Japanese Census of Lake Tanganyika Fish
There has been an ongoing census of the fish community in Lake Tanganyika for the last twenty years. During this census the Japanese scientists have taken note of some rather drastic changes in the fish populations.
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Fish Have Good Memories and Can be Quite Cunning
Scientists have discovered that fish actually do have quite a good memory, and can actually be quite smart. They have also been noted to be capable of working in a team, and even acting quite deviously.
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New, Gigantic Oil Skimmer Help Out in Gulf of Mexico
The cleanup crews working around the clock in the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the BP oil disaster may receive a reprieve if all goes well if the weekend tests of a new oil skimmer go according to plan.
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Controversial Dolphin Hunting Documentary, “The Cove”, makes debut in Japan
Tokyo (AP) – “The Cove”, an award winning documentary which exposes a Japanese village engaging in the acts of hunting down and killing dolphins, has finally made its debut on Saturday after being delayed by angry nationalist protests.
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Wine Makers Implore “Drink and Dive”
This is definitely one for the history books, at least when it comes to wines. There are some wine-makers which are set to uncork a brand new vintage of custom wine with they have just drudged up from the bottom of the sea. This is a rather unique idea, and is the first time that…
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Squat Urchin Shrimp, Really Quite Interesting….
Video and information about this fascinating shrimp.
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Genetically Tweaked Salmon Set to Make Way to Our Tables
A genetically manipulated salmon, which has been tweaked to grow twice as fast as normal, is set to become the first genetically modified animal which will be approved for us to eat.
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“Nothing Sucks Like An Electrolux”
It is a well known fact that the Pacific Ocean is chock full of garbage, so much in fact that there are actually “islands” which are comprised entirely of it. Electrolux has the intention of gathering up the plastic out of the worlds’ oceans, and converting it into brand new vacuum cleaners.
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Gulf Oil May be Making its way Into Estuary Food Chains
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi – The scientists over at the University of Southern Mississippi, in conjunction with the Tulane University, have found what appears to be oil in the postlarva of blue crabs, which are making their way into the coastal marshes along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, which may indicate that oil may just…
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BP Facing Lawsuit to Stop Burning Sea Turtles
San Francisco, California – BP is in some very hot water over their practice of burning sea turtles, while trying to clean up their mess in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Animal Lovers Rejoice! Historic Shark Fin Ban!
On July 1st, Hawaii became the first government in the world to institute a law to ban the sale, distribution and even possession of shark fins, the news is sending ripples all around the globe, and animal advocates everywhere are cheering, and ramping up their efforts to get their governments to do the same.
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Laws Preventing Skimmers from aiding in BP Spill!
Washington, June 30th – Officials are saying that the laws in place in the U.S. Have made it nigh impossible to get skimmers to the Gulf of Mexico in order to aid in sweeping up the oil which is gushing away madly from the Deepwater Horizon spill. T
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Whale of a Shark Caught!
The world record for a shark being landed by a fishing rod, has just been broken by two Danish fisherman. Per Jensen and Henrik Hansen successfully landed themselves an 880 kilo, 4 meter and 10 cm Eqalussuaq (also known as a Greenland Shark, or Somniosus microcephalus) in Norway’s Bokna Fjord.
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Fears are Confirmed… Whale Sharks Can’t Avoid BP Oil Spill
In the past week, scientists have been cheering at their discovery of what appears to be one of the biggest whale shark groups ever seen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. There were 100 of the amazing creatures feeding on the surface over a deepwater feature known as Ewing Bank, which is located off of…
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Out of Site Out Of Mind: Dispersants Covering Up Damage in Gulf
As if the Gulf of Mexico didn’t have enough problems, what with the oil slicks and tar balls, the dispersant being used to clean up the mess, may be having an adverse effect on the local marine life.
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SeaWorld Still in Hot Water
Sea World seems to have gotten itself in quite a bit of hot water lately. They have begun to reach out the federal agency which is investigation the death of a killer-whale trainer at the SeaWorld location in Orlando Florida, to talk about the possibility of negotiating a settlement, even before the investigation is complete.…
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Lake Erie In Dire Condition
Buffalo, New York – The NOLENS (Near shore and Offshore Lake Erie Nutrient Study) is going to be wrapping up the month, after a long year of rigorous research which was headed by Chris Pennuto. Chris Pennuto, a research scientist at the Buffalo State College Great Lakes Center, is a biology professor who has taken…
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Is the Perfect Prawn here at Last?
South Victoria, Australia – After 10 years of grueling scientific research and breeding, the scientific community has unveiled what just might be.. The world’s most perfect prawn.
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Durbin Bequeaths Obama to Elect Carp Czar
Concerns are wildly mounting over the presence of Asian carp near Lake Michigan, United States Senator Dick Durbin has bequeathed Obama to elect a Carp Czar, to oversee the efforts to help keep these Asian invaders out of the Great Lakes.
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A Male Fish in Mexico has a Moustache??
The male molly fish, found in Mexico, sports a “sexy” moustache, so that it might appear more attractive to females of the species.
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Billy the Fish, rescued from Carlisle Floods Dies
Billy the fish, beloved Fulchester United mascot since 2005, has passed away. Billy was rescued at Carlisle United’s Brunton park, in a goalmouth of all places, after the flooding which occurred there in 2005.
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Grown tired of you fish? Drop in the mail box!
Sounds weird? If so you haven´t heard about the ”fish mail box” in Inada Park, Kawasaki, Tama River in Japan near Tokyo. The ”fish mail box” is a 7 meter by 4 meter large concrete water tank that have been placed along the river to give people a place to drop unwanted fish.
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BP-oil threatens cold-water corals
Thousands of barrels of oil continue to leak into the ocean from British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon each day, and as we have been able to see in countless news reports a lot of it reaches the surface. Less well known is that a significant portion of the oil never make the full 1 502 meter…
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June 7: NOAA modifies fishing closure in oil-affected parts of the Gulf of Mexico
Due to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also known as the BP Oil Spill, parts of the Gulf of Mexico is closed for both commercial and recreational fishing.
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Dozens of Koi bludgeoned on California College campus
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the bludgeoning of dozens of Koi fish at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California.
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The sound of reefs essential for corals
We tend to think about corals as stationary animals, almost plants, but they do have a free-swimming stage when they are very young. A team of scientist working in the Caribbean Sea has now found that during this stage, the tiny corals find their way to suitable homes by listening to the distinctive sounds produced…
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Why does the thresher shark have such a large tail?
The thresher sharks belong to genus Alopias and are famous for their huge caudal fin. In some members of this group, the caudal fin is as long as the rest of the body. Even the name of the genus, Alopias, is a reference to this distinctive body part – alopex is the Greek word for…
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Cloudy with a chance of fish
Fish raining down on you from the sky is rare, but fish raining down on you two nights in a row is just plain eldritch. The unlikely two-night fish rain occurred last week in a small Australian town called Lajamanu in the Northern Territory.
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Dead fish are covering the beaches of Brazil
Massive amounts of dead fish are covering the beaches of Brazil and roughly 80 tonnes (175 000 lbs) have been removed from the iconic Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Whales weren’t the first giant filter-feeders in the sea
Newly investigated fossils show that a type of filter-feeding fishes that aren’t closely related to today’s whales (who, of course, are mammals and not fishes) roamed the oceans during the Mesozoic Era some 170 million years ago. Previously the whales were believed to have been the first large filter feeders, but these new fossils tell…
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Python-hunting season coming up
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has declared March 8 through April 17 hunting season for Burmese pythons living on state lands in South Florida.
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Rarely seen deep-dweller caught on tape by remotely operated vehicle
The huge oarfish has been filmed by scientists operating a tiny submarine by remote. This may be the first time this fish is filmed, or even seen, in its natural environment. The species might have been caught on camera at a depth of 765 meters during a research mission off the coast of western African…
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Spitting fish learn to catch artificial flies
In south-east Asia and northern Australia, Archer fish can be seen spitting jets of water up to three meters to knock out insects and spiders and make them fall into the water. Archer fish does for instnace help control the populations of mosquitoes and flies.
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Funny looking fish found in Chinese mountain cave
Residents of the Daluo village in China’s Guangxi province have caught several weird looking yellow fishes in a cave lake located 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) below ground.
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King demoiselle turns out to be three species, not one
A recent study has unveiled that the King demoiselle (Chrysiptera rex) is actually three different species that recently diverged from each other.
