Researchers in Norway test using underwater robots with fin-like flaps to guard fish farms 

Researchers in Norway test how comfortable salmon in a commercial fish farm being monitored by underwater robots instead of human divers A team of scientists in Norway observed 188,000 salmon in a sea cage fish farm They sent a smaller and larger robot into the water to observe the salmon The fish appeared to be … Read more

Farming crops to feed cattle is depleting the Colorado River and has put 53 species of fish at risk

53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more

Divers come under attack from furious FISH that bites one of them and rams their underwater camera

Divers come under attack from furious FISH that bite one of them and ram their underwater camera Angry triggerfish attacked divers off the coast of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia One diver had two attacking his legs while a second had one approach his face Triggerfish are known to attack divers to defend their nests built … Read more

Alphabet unveils AI camera system that monitors fish populations with the goal of feeding humanity

Google’s parent company unveils AI camera system designed to help sustainably feed humanity by using computer vision to monitor health of fish populations Google’s parent company, Alphabet, unveiled a new AI camera system The system, called Tidal, is designed to monitor fish populations It uses computer vision to check for oxygen levels, feeding habits, and … Read more

Vegetarian fish is described by scientists as ‘the new white meat’ that could help feed the world 

Monkeyface prickleback fish that can survive entirely on vegetarian foods is described by scientists as ‘the new white meat’ that could feed the world in times of climate crisis The Monkeyface prickleback lives in rocky waters off the West Coast of the USA  It is said to have a delicate and mild flavour meat that … Read more

From No Such Thing As A Fish to The Allusionist: This week’s top podcasts

From No Such Thing As A Fish to Marlon And Jake Read Dead People, The Assassination and The Allusionist, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 No Such Thing As A Fish  This blockbuster podcast began as a spin-off to QI. Every … Read more

Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice

‘It’s like birth!’ Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice when he hooks a 54-inch whopper Fisherman managed to hook a 54-inch Muskellunge at Mille Lacs lake, Minnesota Footage shows the man pulling the pike from inside a frozen hole with his hands He tells his friends to ‘give me a tape measure’ … Read more

Boyfriend plunges into a supermarket fish tank to retrieve an engagement ring

Boyfriend plunges into a supermarket fish tank to retrieve an engagement ring after his girlfriend ‘tossed it into the water after rejecting his proposal’ Footage shows the unnamed man climbing into the fish tank in Gomel, Belarus He dunks his head underwater as he scrambles to find a ring among the fish  The 23-year-old’s girlfriend allegedly … Read more