Parasitism
Climate Change is Lousy for Salmon
As global temperature increases, salmon farming faces increasing pressure from a copepod known as the salmon louse. Are the salmon…
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Policy
Holistic management: the vital role of Indigenous Peoples in conservation on the high seas
This Indigenous Peoples' Day, consider the role of indigenous and local communities in marine conservation and policy. International governing bodies…
Neurobiology
Athletic Atlantic salmon grow more brain cells than couch potato Atlantic salmon
Exercise is good for growing muscles - and, as it turns out, cells in the salmon brain. After three weeks…
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Parenthood: The Most Rewarding Experience or The Ultimate Sacrifice?
Our human parents make a lot of sacrifices for us! They devote their time and energy, provide for us, invest…
Chemistry
Spawning Under the Influence: Drugs and Toxins Found in Salmon
You may think you’re familiar with the side effects of most common medications, but there are other, hidden side effects…
Aquaculture Pollution
Passive Sampling for Antiparasitics near a Chile Salmon Farm
An increase in the number of positive cages and cage-level abundance of sea lice in southern Chile was shown since…
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The Hairy Truth: Using Grizzly Bear hair to study mercury levels
A large portion of the North American Grizzly Bear population call Western Canada home. The diet of these bears ranges…