Melting Glaciers May Produce Thousands of Miles of New Pacific Salmon Habitat
Retreating glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce around 6,150 kilometers (3,820 miles) of new Pacific salmon habitat by the year…
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Up to 85% of Historical Salmon Habitat Lost in Lower Fraser Region – Here’s What’s Needed To Reverse Salmon Declines
In order to reverse salmon declines, researchers say, more than 1,200 barriers blocking off streams and habitats need to be removed. For perhaps the first…
US Ichthyologists Claim Political Interference
US fisheries scientists are claiming that a supervisor threatened to eliminate their research division after the team had produced controversial model predictions of the survival and…
FDA Approves AquaBounty Transgenic Fish
The US FDA has finally approved the first genetically engineered animals for human consumption. The fast-growing salmon has been assessed as safe by the FDA….
Controversy Sparked by Ocean Fertilization Project off Canada’s Coast
Last July, a chartered fishing boat strewed 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the ocean, off the western coast of Canada. The goal was to…