The excavation, led by Dr. Mortaza Hessari, uncovered 41 well‑preserved aquatic bone fragments together with fishing implements. Based on associated pottery, these finds date to the 4th millennium BC ...

The reproductive biology of the black grouper Mycteroperca bonaci, caught by artisanal fishermen using hook and line or compressor - assisted spear fishing, from the Northeastern shelf and oceanic ...

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The Tongan deepwater demersal line fishery is a valuable source of income, livelihood, and social well-being for the people of Tonga. The fishery has a history of boom-and-bust cycles with fluctuating ...

Butter Hamlet – Illustrative Picture. Credit: Roban Kramer – CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr. Scientists have discovered a new species of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers from the Leibniz Center for ...

In this Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), fish swim in a reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (Jacob ...

So-called “silent extinction" of 1,337 threatened species includes fish families which are crucial to reef ecosystems The IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species tracks more than 150,000 species to ...

A grouper is a type of saltwater fish that belongs to the family Serranidae. Groupers are known for their large size, powerful bodies, and their reputation as delicious table fare. Remarkably, most ...

While fishing a small jig in the Mediterranean, UK angler and journalist (a regular contributor to Marlin magazine) Dave Lewis brought up a beautiful prize. He took a photo of this particularly ...

Although Gregor Mendel is considered the father of genetics, while alive, he never took credit for his principles on heredity. Mendel’s treatises have been part of the collections of the largest ...

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