Wild Atlantic salmon “facing major threat”

Climate change is threatening a growing number of species including the Atlantic salmon, warns an update to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) red list of threatened species. The information, released at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, also includes the first global freshwater fish assessment, and highlights the impact of illegal…

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How fish keep their cool in warming oceans

AN international study of ocean warming suggests that some cold water species will continue to thrive by seeking refuge in cooler, deeper water. Researchers from the UK, Japan, Australia, the US, Germany, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand analysed three million records of thousands of species from 200 ecological communities across the globe. Reviewing data…

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Hopes of algae retreat suffer setback

HOPES that that the algae outbreak which has caused devastation at two fish farming regions in northern Norway was on the retreat suffered a setback yesterday. Earlier this week, Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries was reporting that the crisis in Nordland and Troms appeared to have peaked and that the algae was on the wane. But…

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