Ocean acidification caused by higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolving in seawater may benefit some less specialized species of fish by increasing the availability of food.

The process of vitellogenesis is fundamental to fish reproduction, involving the synthesis of vitellogenin (VTG) in the liver, its release into circulation and the subsequent uptake by developing ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas—Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes’ hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science ...

A consistent metabolic ratio found across 133 Chinese marine and freshwater fish species provides new evidence in support of the idea that fish become sexually active – and spawn for the first time – ...

Polar fish experience lower mortality than tropical fish, allowing them to delay reproduction until later in life when they are larger and can produce more eggs, according to a study by Mariana ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota Game and Fish fisheries biologists spend a lot of time in fall surveying district lakes and the Missouri River System in North Dakota looking for natural fish reproduction, ...

The law of unintended consequences gained new appreciation today when a five-year international study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology detailing how long-term exposure to pharmaceutical ...

As a prairie kid in the 1980s, the image of a Game and Fish distribution truck backing up to a favorite small slough or reservoir and stocking fingerlings spawned day dreams of fishing memories. And I ...

Water temperature plays a vital role in the behavior and survival of fish. Being cold-blooded, fish rely on external temperatures to regulate metabolism and activity. Even small changes in temperature ...