Ever ordered 'copi' at a restaurant? Bet you haven't seen it on a menu. That's the new name given to several members of the invasive Asian carp family in an attempt to boost sales and make the fish ...

Warning: Mercury in Maine freshwater fish may harm the babies of pregnant and nursing mothers, and young children. It's hard to believe that fish that looks, smells, and tastes fine may not be safe to ...

They then eat their hosts from the inside out ... The sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in the world. There are 24 species of sturgeon worldwide, the most famous of which is the beluga ...

Most larger freshwater fish eat smaller fish. With minnows being among the smallest of fish, they are eaten by virtually everything. Minnows are considered especially effective for species such as ...

The documentation of salmon-eating northern pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows a new way for the invasive species to spread ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater ... become herbivores, and eat plants and algae. The Mekong giant catfish has one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the world.

How mercury enters fish as methylmercury in freshwater systems. Mercury is toxic in any form and can persist in the environment. In Washington, most people are exposed to mercury through eating ...

A pike is a freshwater fish that lives in lakes and rivers. Pike mainly hunt fish and frogs but will sometimes eat small mammals and birds. Salmon hatch from eggs in freshwater rivers and live ...