Despite what is asserted in biology textbooks, the growth of fish doesn't decelerate upon and as a result of spawning. Instead, a recent publication in Science indicates that their growth speeds up ...

A sockeye salmon's dazzling crimson spawning colors hide a secret that starts forming years earlier, long before the fish ...

Contrary to what is stated in biology textbooks, the growth of fish doesn't slow down when and because they start spawning. In fact, their growth accelerates after they reproduce, according to a new ...

Just a few centimeters long, slimy and covered in razor-sharp spines, baby sturgeons look like creatures from one of the ...

Fish and invertebrates produce sounds that help them obtain food, avoid predators, and communicate. Fish typically make sounds as a part of their courtship rituals during spawning. Many of these ...

Unusually warm ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest in the last few years led anchovies, sardines and hake to begin spawning in Northwest waters much earlier in the year and, for anchovy, longer ...

For many bass fisheries across the country, the post-spawn is upon us. This means fish have made their beds, laid their eggs, and tiny little fry are beginning to hatch. The good news for anglers is ...

The DNR is leading a study to determine whether the Muskegon River could serve as an alternative spawning area for lake whitefish.

A week-long enforcement campaign has been launched across Scotland in an effort to crack down on fish crime. October traditionally marks the beginning of the Atlantic salmon spawning season, with the ...