The Latest Breaking News from Fish

Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year

Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy pipehorse in the annual contest

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025

Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises, and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Mysterious sea foam on South Australian beaches reportedly leaves more than 100 surfers ill

Leafy seadragons, fish, and octopuses among creatures to have washed up dead on both Waitpinga beach and Parsons beach

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Large numbers of fish have been washing up on a beach dead or dying in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, habitat advocates say.

AAP · Mar 16, 2025

Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida

Researchers use innovative cameras to identify fish species hindering coral reef restoration

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2025

‘Fishing in Cornwall is like a metaphor for life’: photographer Jon Tonks on landscape, community and the perfect catch

Tonks spent 18 months documenting the fisherfolk of the south-west, learning about the community’s relationship with the sea, and how the future could be more sustainable for the fishers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025

Thousands of fish die in cyclone-hit northern rivers amid reports of eels and crabs fleeing ‘blackwater’

Decomposing organic matter in catchments flooded by Cyclone Alfred removed oxygen from water, suffocating aquatic life

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

The telltale signs to spot whether your sushi is fake, according to science

A legal loophole means that certain fish can be mislabelled and sold in UK supermarkets and restaurants

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

Acidic waste spills from mine, killing fish and crops along vital river

The contamination can be seen up to 60 miles away

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

When the Government Puts Wolves in Your Backyard

Endangered red wolves became a symbol of federal overreach—and a target for local ire—in eastern North Carolina.

Reason · Mar 15, 2025