Fish

Seagrass meadows provide essential services for marine life, need to be protected say experts

A wide range of animals depend on them, including tiny invertebrates that are a food source to fish prized by small-scale, artisanal fishing operations.

Nature and humans collide in these eight winning images from the 2021 BigPicture Competition

The annual photography competition encourages photographers to contribute their work to celebrate Earth's rich diversity and inspire action to protect it.

Giant, weird-looking coelacanth fish lived for up to 100 years, finds study

The females don’t hit sexual maturity until their late 50s and one pregnancy lasted five years.

World's freshwater fisheries are under threat of extinction, finds WWF report

According to new findings, freshwater biodiversity is declining at twice the rate of marine life.

Many fish species, including those that are consumed by humans, are eating plastic

There is evidence that that microplastics and even smaller particles called nano plastics move from a fish’s stomach to its muscle tissue, which is the part humans typically eat.

Living Fossil: African coelacanth is not 65 mn years-old as evolution is evident in its genes

The fish went on to earn the moniker 'living fossil' because of its anatomy that resembled fossilised records.

It’s raw fish but it isn’t sushi

Here is a fish recipe that does not involve frying, baking or simmering. This preparation from the Peruvian Andes is “cooked” in lime juice with no heat involved.

Substituting red meat in diet with quality plant-based foods can cut coronary heart disease risk by 14%: Study

The American Heart Association says that red meats like beef, pork and lamb have more saturated fats than chicken, fish and vegetable sources of protein

Earth Day: There are no fish in the ocean — Declining catch worries fishermen in southern Karnataka

Climate change, unsustainable and unregulated fishing methods have both been blamed for this decline.

Inside 'Baraf': The ice industry at Sassoon Docks which keeps Mumbai's fish fresh

Taking a walk through Mumbai's Sassoon Docks with Niyantha Shekar, whose film Baraf chronicles the city's ice industry. The workers in this 40-year-old industry hail from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district