Tag: Fish
Frequently Consuming Fish with High Levels of Selenium Poses Risks to Human Health
A new report by the International Joint Commission (IJC) Health Professionals Advisory Board reviews the health risks that humans are exposed to when they frequently…
Mercury from gold mining contaminates Amazon communities’ staple fish
The researchers analyzed 428 samples of fish caught between 2017 and 2018 in five rivers in the Brazilian state of Amapá. The collection points were…
US allows killing of hundreds of sea lions to save struggling salmon
US authorities have given wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in…
Fishermen without fish as Cambodia’s river reversal runs late
Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting…
Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam
Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish…
Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte
Brazilian scientists have identified six fish species never before seen in the Amazon in Pará’s state’s Calha Norte, one of the best-preserved and least studied…
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