by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Oder River fish die-off has many causes, say early reports from scientists. In late July and early August of 2022, thousands of tons of dead fish choked the surface of the Oder River, which forms most of the border between Germany and Poland. Weeks later, no firm...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change
One of the many side effects of global climate change is something called hypercapnia. It’s a phenomenon in which fish and other marine creatures become “intoxicated” due to an overabundance of carbon dioxide in the water. While the idea of intoxicated fish might seem...
by Admin | Aug 3, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change
Among the many problems caused by global climate change is a general warming of the oceans. While this may sound pleasant to the average swimmer, it has already begun to have devastating effects on ocean ecosystems. For some species of fish, an increase of average...
by Admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Articles, Conservation, Profiles
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is there to protect our wild spaces and endangered animals. This governmental agency has been around since 1871, and it isn’t going away any time soon. The organization is now broken down into several different branches, which...
