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Washington cops arrest man for protected shark fishing. Once he got them to land, he wrestled them: ‘all of their babies die’

He got caught after a months-long investigation.

We Got This Covered · Jul 27

Built in 1948, Mud Mountain Dam gets a $112 million fish passage project to help salmon migrate

When Mud Mountain Dam was completed in 1948 along Washington State's White River, its purpose was straightforward. The earthen structure was built to reduce flooding across downstream communities, protecting homes, businesses and farmland from damaging seasonal flows. Fish passage existed from the beginning, but it reflected the engineering standards of…

The Times of India · Jul 27

'Maternal' Sam Smith 'hungry' to have children

Sam Smith - who is engaged to Christian Cowan - is "hungry" to start a family one day.

BANG Premier · Jul 27

Man accused of filming himself ‘wrestling’ sharks is arrested

Connor Seifert has been charged with nine counts of unlawful fishing

The Independent UK · Jul 26

With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

The government’s controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill has reignited debate over New Zealand’s most common – and most controversial – commercial fishing method.

The Conversation · Jul 26

A stormwater pond in Calgary appears filled with Prussian carp; the invasive fish can produce all-female clone-like offspring and spread through drainage routes

In Calgary, invasive Prussian carp are infiltrating the stormwater system, creating a serious threat to local ecology. These fish breed swiftly, endangering aquatic life and city infrastructure. Simultaneously, encounters with elk in Canadian parks are becoming more perilous than those with bears due to their massive size and unpredictable behavior,…

The Times of India · Jul 26

The Chinese bahaba, a critically endangered fish nicknamed the 'Panda of the Sea,' was missing from Hong Kong for over a decade, until its DNA gave it away

A recent study has confirmed the presence of the rare Chinese bahaba in Hong Kong's waters through genetic material extracted from seawater. Nicknamed the 'Panda of the Sea,' this critically endangered fish had evaded scientific capture for over ten years. Researchers utilized cutting-edge environmental DNA technology, revealing traces of the…

The Times of India · Jul 26

'Sea cannibal' spreads across the Baltic, threatening native species

Resembling a jellyfish, glowing in the dark, and even eating its own young, the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is one of the strangest sea creatures and is spreading ever more aggressively throughout the Baltic Sea.

Euronews · Jul 26

Florida returns over 500,000 tonnes of recycled oyster shells to Gulf of Mexico, helping restore marine life

Florida successfully recycled over 500,000 tonnes of oyster and clam shells for reef restoration. These shells provided essential foundations for new oyster colonies to establish and grow. Oyster reefs significantly improved water quality by filtering suspended particles and excess nutrients. This restoration effort led to a notable rebound in fish,…

The Economic Times · Jul 26

How Kaziranga's Rhino Conservation Brought the One-Horned Rhinoceros Back from Extinction

A Species That Nearly DisappearedAt the start of the 20th century, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, had been hunted so relentlessly across the Indian subcontinent that fewer than 200 individuals remained, almost all of them concentrated in the tall elephant-grass floodplains of what is now Kaziranga. Trophy hunting under…

Times Life · Jul 26