Can the Sounds of Courting Fish Help Predict the Number of Offspring?
South Carolina scientists compared underwater fish sounds and environmental data with the numbers of young fish they collected.
What Can Twitter Tell Us About Red Tides?
A new study compared tweets and scientific counts of algae during a year-long red tide.
Do Wildlife Management Areas Support Local Businesses?
New research shows how visitors to wildlife management areas — including hunters, anglers, and boaters — make significant contributions to the local and statewide economy.
Where Do Dolphinfish Roam?
As part of the world’s largest fish tagging program, anglers up and down the East Coast have played a key role in tracking the species’ movements — and you can help, too.
Are Fish Noisier Today Than They Were 70 Years Ago?
Using a new acoustic recording device, a research team captured the underwater soundscape and compared it to recordings that the U.S. Navy made decades ago.
Can We Use Video to Estimate the Numbers of Amberjack?
With underwater cameras trained on various amberjack species in the Southeast, scientists tried to gauge population trends for the fish.
Is There a Profitable Market for Farm-Fresh Black Sea Bass?
Thanks to aquaculture breakthroughs from a team at UNCW, this seafood favorite could reach more consumers.
Can YouTube Affect How We Think About Sharks?
As Shark Week wraps up, it’s the perfect time to consider how social media can serve as a conservation management tool when it comes to misunderstood wildlife.