ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Where do fish occur in a river? To the casual observer, all parts of a stream seem alike: wet! But fish experience the river as complex habitat, and discern many subtle ...

BOSTON — Fishermen say it's bunk. Researchers have trouble explaining what it's about. But the science of determining the number of fish in the sea has rarely been more important, or scrutinized. At ...

As reported first by CBC, The prototype was put to the test in the field last spring at a hydroelectric dam owned by Nova Scotia Power outside of Kentville, Newfoundland, where it counted ...

Over the past couple weeks we have taken a look at some of the potential cuts to the summer flounder fishery, and discussed some of the potential for economic impact locally. This week, in light of ...

Researchers at MIT, Northeastern University and the Naval Research Laboratory have for the first time used a low-frequency sonar remote system to track fish populations and scan vast sections of the ...

For all its modern scientific purpose, counting the fish in Lake Michigan begins with tedious, ancient work: throwing nets into the water and reaping the harvest. Aboard the Clifford J., a rumbling, ...

Compared to the fishery biologists working aboard the Seawolf, Sysiphus had it easy. While the mythical rock roller only had to move a boulder up a mountain, these folks are tasked with counting the ...

Threespine sticklebacks, small fish found around the globe, undergo rapid evolutionary change when they move from the ocean to freshwater lakes, losing their armor and gaining more teeth in as little ...