Fresh Water
Invasion of the Flying Fish
A wall of bubbles could stop the onslaught of millions of Asian carp
Do the Twist
Researchers build an artificial river to hone restoration technology
Operation Sex Change
Imagine waking up to discover that your mother, your sister, and your friends’ wives are all men. That could be reality for invasive fish if a radical plan to exterminate them takes shape.
By Cynthia Mills
John Teem and Juan Gutierrez have a bizarre solution to an intractable problem: They want to eradicate invasive fish populations from [...]
Reversal of Fortune
Nitrogen pollution resurrects Nile fishery
Oczkowski, J.A. et al. 2009. Anthropogenic enhancement of Egypt’s Mediterranean fishery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI:10.1073/pnas.0812568106.
Researchers have uncovered a strange twist in the otherwise sad story of agricultural runoff. Overloaded with nutrients from fertilizer, animal waste, and sewage, parts of the sea have become oxygen-deprived dead zones. But [...]
Coal Mine Aquaculture
Water from abandoned mines is perfect for trout
Water Footprint Calculator
Tabulating the water impact of everything from tea to T-shirts
Follow the Money
Fish invasions linked to GDP
Dam It
Beavers are drought insurance
Ship Noise Stresses Freshwater Fish
Underwater noise pollution is on the rise worldwide, and new research shows that it stresses freshwater fish. Recordings of ship noise doubled secretions of the stress hormone cortisol in three species of fish that live in European lakes and rivers.
Leave It to Beavers
A new appreciation for dams as a source of amphibian habitat