Uncovering sex-change secrets of black sea bass
...ers into a big blue plastic tub. Inside, black sea bass circle slowly in the dim light. The converted barn...nd home to Berlinsky's latest research. Black sea bass feature prominently on many menus, but wild populations of the fish are in decline and their availab...Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader
...shing regulations to favor the smallmouth and rock bass that dine on juvenile crayfish. The two-pronged at... the fish playing an important role." Smallmouth bass and rock bass, says Vander Zanden, are the primary predators of juvenile crayfish, and to some degre...Fish virus in Northeast spreading to other fish species
...sh of 10 species that indicated VHSV in smallmouth bass and burbot. To date, Cornell researchers also have tested for the virus in lake sturgeon, brown bullhead, rock bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and black crappie. VHSV causes fatal anemia and hemorrhaging in many fish species but poses no threat to h...What's in the water? Estrogenic activity documented in fish caught in Pittsburgh's rivers
...aminants," said Dr. Volz. The study examined white bass and channel catfish caught in the Allegheny, Monon...render the cells sensitive to estrogen. Of six bass extracts tested for estrogenic activity, four displayed a strong or moderate ability to bind with th...