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How to Fish: Complete guide to every fish, creature, island, bait and rodHow to Fish offers detailed mechanics for catching diverse aquatic creatures across five distinct islands. Players must match specific rods...
Florida Python Challenge 2026 winners to be announced this week: Why hundreds compete to hunt invasive snakes for a $10,000 prizeThe Florida Python Challenge invites enthusiasts to actively combat the invasive Burmese python population. Each year, exciting cash prizes...
In 2005, scientists revealed how ships helped Moon Jellyfish conquer the world's seas and threaten ecosystems around the planetScientists have reported a concerning invasion of alien moon jellyfish across various marine ecosystems. These jellyfish hitch rides on shi...
In 1970s, Burmese pythons arrived in Florida as pets. Then a hurricane helped turn them into the Everglades' top predator—now robot rabbits are fighting backFlorida is deploying solar-powered robot rabbits to lure invasive Burmese pythons. These AI-powered decoys imitate prey, using heat and sce...
In 2000, California found an aquarium alga choking native seagrass: officials covered every patch with black PVC and chlorinated everything beneath; six years later, it was goneAn invasive seaweed, Caulerpa taxifolia, was discovered in California's Agua Hedionda Lagoon in 2000. Teams of divers used tarps and chlori...
In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, and rabbits effectively goneGiant Burmese pythons, introduced to Florida's Everglades as pets, have caused a dramatic wildlife collapse. Road surveys reveal staggering...
From pet to pest: A 2026 experiment reveals that releasing goldfish into lakes triggers a full ecosystem regime shift, and no lake type is immuneReleasing pet goldfish into local waters causes extensive ecological damage. These fish grow large, stir up sediment, consume prey, and out...
Exotic pet trade in India: Illegal trafficking, social media surge, and new wildlife lawsAn influencer's unboxing video of live emperor scorpions highlights the booming illegal exotic animal trade in India. Despite recent legal ...
Young angler's surprising catch: Fish with human-like teeth found in Oklahoma pondAn American angler named Charlie Clinton recently caught a fish with human-like teeth in a neighborhood pond. The fish belonged to the pacu...
Assam is increasing production of indigenous and exotic ornamental fishSet up with support from the National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad and Aquaculture and Biodiversity Centre and the State Fisherie...
Climate change may cause 26% habitat loss for snow trout in Himalayan rivers: StudySnow trout, the iconic cold water fish species found in Himalayan rivers, would lose their habitat by 16 per cent in the next 30 years and ...
Ornamental fish industry hit by new regulationsIts effect will also be felt in the growing export sector which has been marked as an area of focus in the marine sector though India is st...
Pollution apart, superstitions continue to endanger turtles in Bengaluru: ExpertsTurtles are found in most lakes and old wells of the city. Environmental degradation apart, superstition is a major factor endangering them.
India's first technology park for ornamental fishes to come up in Chennai in three monthsThe Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), a nodal agency of the Union Commerce and Industry Ministry, has been a part of th...
- CMFRI focusses on production and conservation mariculture
To give a fillip to fish conservation and production, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Vizag has identified 74 spec...
Government to revise national policy on marine fisheryThe government today said it is in the process of revising the national policy on marine fisheries and has sought inputs from the stakehold...
Exotic shark fins soup industry comes under environment ministry's radarUnion environment ministry has prohibited “the removal of shark fins on board a vessel in the sea” so that the law enforcers can monitor il...
MoEF approves policy to prohibit removal of shark finsIn a bid to stop trade of shark parts, the MoEF has approved a policy which will prohibit removal of their fins for use in exotic soups.
- Indian fishermen oppose the cruel practice of shark 'finning'
The Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (DSGAF) has urged the union ministry of environment and forests to take action agains...
Gibson to pay $300,000 fine for illegally importing exotic wood from India, MadagascarGuitar-major Gibson has agreed to pay a hefty fine of $ 300,000 for illegally importing exotic wood from India and Madagascar.