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FUTURISTIC AQUAFISHERIES; THE FUTURE OF FISH
As I was walking along the street in my area, I noticed a Fish processor, struggling to prepare her traditional smoking kiln, I thought, fish, aside being a vital, nutrient-dense food for many nutritionally vulnerable people, including children, pregnant and lactating women, it is also a source of income. Let’s
A RARE CASE OF BRAIN-DESTROYING AMOEBA HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN FLORIDA
Naegleria fowleri is typically found in warm freshwater like lakes, rivers and ponds. The Department of Health has cautioned people who swim in freshwater sources to be aware of the amoeba’s possible presence, particularly when the water is warm. The Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the confirmed case
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AFFECT THE GROWTH OF CORAL REEFS
A new study has shown that coral outplant survival is likely to drop below 50% if sea surface temperatures exceed 30.5 degrees Celsius and that survival rates can also be predicted by considering temperature conditions in the year prior to outplanting For more details about the discoveries visit the link:
SCIENTISTS TRACE THE ORIGIN OF OUR TEETH FROM THE MOST PRIMITIVE JAWED FISH
Scientists have digitally ‘dissected’, for the first time, the most primitive jawed fish fossils with teeth found near Prague more than 100 years ago. The results show that their teeth have surprisingly modern features as the research sheds more light on the origin of human teeth. For more details about
NAME-IT CHALLENGE #3
Welcome to the “NAME IT” section where you will be required to give the correct name(s) of the aquatic organisms provided. What is the name of the name of the aquatic animal displayed below? Entry closes on Saturday, 11th of July 2020.
FISHING PRESSURES AFFECT TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE REEFS DIFFERENTLY
A recent study published in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases, and how this differs between tropical to temperate marine ecosystems. The team, led by Elizabeth Madin, researcher at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine
INCREASE IN WATER TEMPERATURES COULD ENDANGER THE MATING OF MANY FISH SPECIES
In a new meta-study, experts have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish stock around the globe. In the future up to 60 percent of all species may be forced to leave their traditional spawning areas, this is because fishes that are ready to mate and
CORAL REEFS ARE BEING RESTORED USING UNDERWATER SCULPTURE IN THAILAND
Among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth are coral reefs, and they support nearly 1 million species of fish, invertebrates and algae. Their importance cannot be overemphasized as they’re crucial to humans, they protect our coasts from storms and floods, and provide work, medicine and food to more than 1
SCIENTIST DISCOVERS ‘’LONGEST DEEP-SEA ANIMAL’’
Scientist that explores underwater found an animal which is 150-foot-long (45 meters). The animal is referred to “siphonophore”. A siphonophore is a translucent, stringy creature that, like coral, is made up of smaller critters. It is found living in a submarine canyon off the coast of Australia. It’s “seemingly the