How did the goblin shark score its haunting name? It has something to do with the goblin shark's visage. Find out more about ...

The tiny pieces of plastic that synthetic clothes shed when washed and car tires leave behind on roadways as they wear are ...

The analysis from Oregon is the first of its kind in the region, and it shows that microplastics are widespread in edible ...

Microplastics contaminate edible tissues of Oregon seafood, posing health concerns. Researchers call for further studies, ...

A concerning new study reveals the presence of microplastics in six species of fish and seafood which are commonly consumed ...

The researchers initially believed that handling and packaging seafood might introduce microplastics, but the findings varied ...

Sea lamprey abundance exceeded targets in 2024 in all Great Lakes due to treatment restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tiny particles that shed from clothing, packaging and other plastic products are winding up in the fish that people eat, ...

Sea lampreys abounded in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during COVID. But the parasitic, invasive fish ...

which crabs eat, to thrive. The snails then ate more algae that had blocked sunlight from reaching the sea grass. More sea grass provided protection for young fish and food for migratory birds.

“Restricted control effort during 2020 and 2021 allowed millions of larval sea lampreys, that would have otherwise been removed, to survive and parasitize millions of pounds of valuable fish.” ...

they rasp through the fish’s scales with their tongue and feed on the fish from the inside out. While sea lamprey has a particular taste for lake trout it is also known to eat salmon, brown trout and ...