Pacific Northwest Salmon Threatened by Invasives
US - A survey of non-indigenous species finds they may outrank the established dangers posed to fish in the Pacific Northwest.

Elevated Mercury Levels in Colorado Fish
DENVER, US - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Colorado Division of Wildlife are announcing fish consumption advisories for Rifle Gap...

Biomarker Detects Brain Injury in Salmon
US - A protein biomarker under development to detect traumatic brain injury in humans can also reveal the same injuries in salmon that struggle to migrate in...

Hillsborough Fish Farms in Deep Freeze Disaster
HIILSBOROUGH, US - The back-to-back blasts of cold last week hit Hillsborough County's tropical fish farmers hard, costing them more than $1.7 million in dead aquarium...

WWF Push On With Salmon Sustainability Standards
BOSTON, US - World Wildlife Fund continues the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue sessions in Boston.

Fast Growing GM Salmon Swims Close to US Markets
US - It has been reported that Aqua Bounty Farms is getting close to opening the US market to its genetically modified, faster growing, breed of salmon. This may...

Fish Virus Slips Through Minnesota's Net
US - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) allowed 2,000 trout to be imported from Wisconsin to stock a rural Cloquet man's private pond. But the source...

Acid Rain: The End of an Era for Shellfish?
BOSTON, US - Experts at a symposium on climate change testified yesterday to a number of scenarios that could strike Massachusetts as oceans rise and warm, but one...

Fish Disorientated as Ocean Acidity Rises
GENERAL - As the carbon levels rise, ocean acid levels also rise giving fish a biologically difficult time living in the seas.

The Threat of Ships
US - Crisscrossing the seas on global trade routes, cargo ships suck up billions of tonnes of water to provide a steadying weight, and then dump that water back...

Local Oysters May Have the Edge in Chesapeake
MARYLAND, US - A few weeks ago, the Chesapeake Bay's oysters made big news in Maryland when state biologists revealed the number of oysters dying from disease...

Self Cleaning Aquaculture and Floating Vegetation
US - The feasibility of using floating vegetation to remove nutrients from fishery wastewater is being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

Californian Gold Rush Leaves No Room for Salmon
CALIFORNIA, US - The California Department of Fish and Game said "no" to fish this week and "yes" to gold miners.

New Blog Makes a Splash About Salmon
US - Ocean farmed salmon trade association, Salmon of the Americas, recently announced that it has launched a blog to generate further awareness of the facts behind...

Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth, Creating the World's Premier Biopharmaceutical Company
US - Pfizer and Wyeth today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction...

Seaborne Pathogen Comes to Surface of Research
DELAWARE, US - A new research study at the University of Delaware seeks to determine why Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a microorganism that lives in seawater...

Killer Whales Poisoned by PCB Tainted Fish
US - A new study has found that resident killer whales off the western coasts of Canada and the United States are being poisoned by eating salmon laced with toxic...

The Future of US Fish is Genetically Modified
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals, which advises the...

Meeting of Minds on Global Abalone Standards
WASHINGTON, DC, US - The development of global standards for certifying farmed abalone will be the focus of the next meeting of the Abalone Aquaculture Dialogue,...

The Cost of the Great Lake Invaders
US - The U.S. Great Lakes have suffered ecological damage and incurred substantial economic costs from a number of aquatic nonindigenous species (NIS) that have...

An Ocean Legacy: Will Obama Dig Deep?
US - Yesterday, the President Bush administration announced plans to create a national monument that will protect 195,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean,...

Maine Considers Steps to Protect Lobsters
MAINE, US - Concern over an increased fishing effort has prompted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to seek public comment on a proposal to restrict...

Study Evaluates Harm of Ocean Fish Farms
HAWAII, US - Farming of fish in ocean cages is fundamentally harmful to wild fish, according to an essay in this week's Conservation Biology.

Whole Foods Market Hailed for Seafood Sustainability
US - Whole Foods Market has again been named the nation’s number one retailer in seafood sustainability by Greenpeace.

Quality Marks: The Real Protectors of Fish Stock
US - The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a foundation dedicated to maintaining the health and viability of our oceans, has more of an impact in the area of overfishing...