The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is acting to remove Endangered Species Act protection from Arizona’s desert nesting bald eagles. Almost two years after U.S. District Court Judge Mary Murguia’s March 5, 2008 rejection of the agency’s last attempt in 2007, a similar decision by Fish and Wildlife has been released for publication in tomorrow’s [...]

A new landmark study published today documents for the first time the process in which increased mercury emissions from human sources across the globe, and in particular from Asia, make their way into the North Pacific Ocean and as a result contaminate tuna and other seafood.
This study documents for the first time the formation [...]

Research from the EPA continues to find pharmaceuticals in fish. In particular, fish near waste water treatment plants in urban areas were found contaminated with small amounts of drugs. Several types of dfrugs were found in the fish. For the study, researchers collected fish from rivers that receive treated sewage in I5 [...]

New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.
Fish are generally rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which have shown benefit in many health areas such as helping to prevent mental illness and delaying some of the disabilities associated with aging. Eating [...]

Two studies published in the  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition add more evidence of the importance of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet.
One study from Norway found that the more fish folks ate, the better they did on cognitive performance tests. This is called “dose-dependence” in the research jargon.
The study involved 2031 participants, 55% women, [...]

Results from a 7-year mother and child study find specific foods can impact asthma and allergy risks for children.
A diet rich in fish and specific vegetables can reduce asthma and allergies in children, according to a seven-year study of 460 Spanish children, published in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
“We believe that this is the first [...]

Invertebrates and warm-water species increase, bottom feeders decrease
A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily to the effects of global warming.
According to Jeremy Collie, professor of oceanography at the University [...]

After an exhaustive seven-year research effort, Canadian biologists found that miniscule amounts of estrogen present in municipal wastewater discharges can decimate wild fish populations living downstream.
Male fish exposed to estrogen become feminized, producing egg protein normally synthesized by females. In female fish, estrogen often retards normal sexual maturation, including egg production.
The research, led by Dr. [...]