Where the Rivers Run Pink
Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and potentially fruitless—fight to beat back the invaders.
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The Rough Fish Revolution
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk.
The Curious Life of a Singing Fish
Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
Trouble at Sea
For salmon in the North Pacific, has the ocean reached its limit?
Seeing the River for the Fish
Scientists and local communities are working to save an iconic but little-known species of fish in India—but first, they have to find it.
Clear Water Revival
In a biodiversity wonderland hardly known outside South Africa, a decades-long effort to restore native fish and their streams is starting to pay off—but new trouble could undermine this fragile comeback.
Beautiful Ugly
While the Asian sheepshead wrasse’s allure may be debatable, the fish’s color-changing, sex-changing abilities are hard to disregard.
The Tale of the Trojan Trout
Can the introduction of a modified invader save the West’s native fish?
Seeing Spots
Spotted eagle rays’ distinctive markings are turning out to be important identifiers, and may become essential for their protection.
The Rough Fish Revolution
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk.
The Curious Life of a Singing Fish
Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
Trouble at Sea
For salmon in the North Pacific, has the ocean reached its limit?
Seeing the River for the Fish
Scientists and local communities are working to save an iconic but little-known species of fish in India—but first, they have to find it.
Clear Water Revival
In a biodiversity wonderland hardly known outside South Africa, a decades-long effort to restore native fish and their streams is starting to pay off—but new trouble could undermine this fragile comeback.
Beautiful Ugly
While the Asian sheepshead wrasse’s allure may be debatable, the fish’s color-changing, sex-changing abilities are hard to disregard.
The Tale of the Trojan Trout
Can the introduction of a modified invader save the West’s native fish?
Seeing Spots
Spotted eagle rays’ distinctive markings are turning out to be important identifiers, and may become essential for their protection.