Offshore Wind Developers Eye New Alliances With Aquaculture Industry
The idea of co-locating offshore wind turbines with seaweed is beginning to take shape here in the US and other parts of the world.
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World Bank Decries Disastrous Fossil Fuel, Agriculture, & Fisheries Subsidies
A report from the World Bank this week urges nations to redirect the money from subsidy programs to fighting global heating.
Nearly All The Chinook Salmon In The Sacramento River Will Die
A drumbeat of climate-fueled heatwaves, compounded by water management practices, will likely kill nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River, California wildlife officials warn. “It’s an extreme set of cascading climate events pushing us into this crisis situation,” California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Jordan Traverso told … [continued]
You Can Help Feed The Fish Cannon!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the “Fish Cannon” or “Fish Tube.” If not, that’s OK, I’ll introduce you to the meme sensation. You see, there’s a company called Whooshh that’s working to help get salmon and other fish that spawn in fresh water past … [continued]
Goodbye, Clean Water Act. Hello, Zombie Fish.
Zombie fish — it’s just a prelude of what’s to come for our waters, once protected, but not more.
Animal Agriculture & Water
This is the part two of a multi-article series on the connection between animal agriculture and various societal and environmental problems. This article covers animal agriculture’s connection to freshwater use, freshwater quality, water pollution violations, fishes and other sea animals, ocean hypoxia, and declining phytoplankton in the oceans.
Plastic Nanoparticles Can Accumulate In Fish Brains & Cause Brain Damage, Study Finds
Nano-sized particles of plastic can accumulate in the brains of fish and cause damage and behavioral changes, according to a new study from Lund University.
High Risk That Temperatures Could Exceed Thermal Survival Limits For Many Fish Species By 2070,…
Anthropogenic climate warming could lead to water temperatures in some parts of the world exceeding the thermal survival limits of the fish species living there now, according to new research from the University of Washington.
Tuna From A Lab — Frankenfood, Or Disruptive Tech?
The idea of laboratory grown meats is not new. Advocates of the technology funded a $330,000 lab grown hamburger to showcase that it could be done. The basic idea of lab-grown food is that stem cells from the actual animal species in question are used to create a substitute that is every bit as genetically real as its living, breathing cousin.
Thin-Film Toxicity, Expense Will Plummet With Magnesium Chloride
We’re seeing bath salts in the news again. This time, the alternative use of the product has a benign purpose, unlike a couple of years ago, when people associated it with designer drugs. In fact, according to an article last week in the journal Nature, a chemical typically found in … [continued]
