Louisiana Shrimp Threatened by Exotic Species
US - Wildlife experts in nLouisiana are concerned about the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters.

EPA Ban on Pesticide Use
US - The Environmental Protection Agency has set new limits on three pesticides commonly used on farms to protect endangered and threatened Pacific salmon.

New Invasive Crayfish Found In Wisconsin
US - A new invasive crayfish that can harm native fish, frog and crayfish populations was found in Wisconsin late last month, presenting an early test case for a...

Aquatic Diseases Emerge in Warming US
US - Climate change and other stresses are expected to affect entire populations of fish in the US.

Maine May Pay Dearly for Red Tide
MAINE, US — As nearly the entire Maine coast remains closed to shellfish harvesting because of red tide and flooding, a study by a University of Maine at Machias...

More Carp Deaths: KHV Spreads From Lake Mohave
ARIZONA, US - People visiting and living in Lake Havasu have been witnessing the sight of dead carp at the lake and the problem isn’t likely to quickly vanish.

Farmed Fish May Pose BSE Risk
US - University of Louisville neurologist Robert P. Friedland, M.D., questions the safety of eating farmed fish in today’s Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease,...

Koi Herpes Killing Carp in Lake Mohave
ARIZONA, US - A virus killing off carp in Lake Mohave now appears to have made its way downstream into Lake Havasu, but local water and state wildlife officials...

Feminised Fish: a Mystery Inside an Enigma
US - Political will and scientific innovation are needed to find out why the Potomac's male fish are growing eggs.

Researcher Studies Microbes of Eels and Molluscs
US - Having been bestowed the NSF Career Award, E. Fidelma Boyd of the Department of Biological Sciences will develop Vibrio vulnificus, an important bacterial...

SOTA Retaliate to Pew Environmental Group Claim
US - Food group, Salmon of the Americas have recently retaliated to a warning issued by the PEW Environmental Group citing the risks posed by the medical treatment...

Firm Spends $14 Million on Chilean Salmon Farms
CHILE - Salmon farming company Acuimag has begun the process of securing environmental approval of a $14 million project entailing the construction and launching...

Canadian Eels Infected by Foreign Parasite
US - It’s an infection that worries researchers at two Nova Scotia universities — invasive parasitic worms in the local eel population.

Crackdown on Unapproved Salmon Farm Drugs
GENERAL - Citing widespread evidence of unapproved drug use on salmon farms, the Pew Environment Group today pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Potential for Red Tide Outbreak in Maine
MAINE, US - The potential for an outbreak of the phenomenon called "red tide" is expected to be moderately large this spring and summer in the Gulf of Maine, according...

Acid Runoff Damages Atlantic Salmon
US - Spurts of acidic runoff affect the health of young Atlantic salmon living in northeastern US streams, which adds to their demise by reducing their ability...

Drug Induces Tilapia Sex Change for Profit
US - According to a recent report, almost all tilapia sold in the U.S. is hormone drug treated and great quantity have undergone a sex change for the sake of company...

Local Oyster Farm Movement Improves Waters
US, WARREN — Put together bags of baby oysters and an army of local waterfront owners with access to moorings and docks, and poof — a local movement is born to...

NMC Progress in Aqua-Farming Wows Visiting Exec
US - The Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research Extension and Education Services, a program under the Division of Community Programs and Services, was recently...

Klamath Worm Epidemic Baffles Salmon Biologists
CALIFORNIA, US - Researchers struggling to understand an epidemic of parasites infecting the Klamath River's salmon raised questions and offered some answers at...

Artificial Hormones Put Chesapeake Fish in a Spin
CHESAPEAKE BAY, US - A plague of hormone-mimicking compounds and other contaminants are adversely affecting Chesapeake Bay fish.

Disease Tops Agenda at Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue
BOSTON, US - Significant progress has been made in the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue with the presentation and discussion of the Technical Working Group reports on...

Is Aquaculture the Answer at Chesapeake Bay?
US - The restoration plan at Chesapeake Bay has come under scrutiny for continuing with unsuccessful policies. But now, a new idea might just make a difference

Mapping the DNA of Rainbow Trout
US - New detailed maps of rainbow trout genes and how they relate to key traits like disease resistance, stress response, and growth are being produced by Agricultural...

Health of Chesapeake Bay in Local Hands
CHESAPEAKE BAY, US - There is no doubt that if they are released, either in aquaculture settings or baywide, the nonnative Asian oysters will establish themselves...