We hear a lot about the toll that large-scale fishing operations are taking on wild fish populations, but when you add them all together, small-scale fisheries can have quite an effect, too. A new ...

Note to editors: Multimedia, including photos, can be found via Dropbox (password: fishery). A simple body-shape analysis can reveal what part of the ocean a fish came from, according to a new study ...

Automatic photo analysis may make it possible to continuously monitor and interpret fish behavior. Researchers in Norway have been collaborating on finding methods of measuring the stress levels and ...

A North Carolina State University study examining the effects of urbanization on the evolution of fish body shape produced both expected and surprising results: One fish species became more sleek in ...

A snorkeler made an extraordinary discovery when she spotted a fish with a wedding band wrapped around its neck. Susan Prior was swimming in the waters of Norfolk Island, off the east coast of ...

At first glance, the opah looks like a giant, bloated disc armed with oh-so-puny fins. The two-meter-long creature is fun to look at, and maybe laugh at, but it’s got a lot more to share with you than ...

In the field, one species of fish, a type of minnow called western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus), reflected predicted changes: its body shape became more streamlined in urbanized areas.