Press release from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from 13.03.26: How a clonal fish avoids genetic decay LMU computational biologist helps uncover how the Amazon molly maintains a healthy genome without sexual reproduction Researchers from an international team led by Dr. Edward Ricemeyer, a computational biologist in the Chair of Animal Systems Genomics at LMU’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, [...]
BioConsult GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen) has announced a new project that began in early 2026: BeFisch – Conservation of endangered fish species (Project code: 3525520200) The project will run for three years (2026–2029) and is funded by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN, Vilm). https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/bestandsfoerderung-von-gefaehrdeten-fischarten-befisch Reintroduction Plan for the North Sea Houting The [...]
The species status of European bullhead species (including Cottus gobio, C. microstomus, C. perifretum, C. rhenanus) and their validity has long been debated. Now, another scientific article has been published on this topic: Speciation of European bullheads (Cottus spp.): The next problem for taxonomy of northern freshwater fishes Murray, D. S., Kováč, V., Wright, D., & Copp, G. H. [...]
The new newsletter from the Swiss Fisheries Advisory Service FIBER is online: FIBER Newsletter 1/2026 https://www.fischereiberatung.ch/news-events/angebot/newsletter/aktuell/ Live sonar technology, which came onto the market a few years ago, is highly polarising and continues to spark much debate about its risks and benefits. There is little scientific data and few studies on its impact on [...]
Information from fair-fish from March 2026 on the 50th issue of fish-facts magazine https://fair-fish.net/newsletter/view/marz-2026/ "Welcome to fish-facts – the source for exciting news and projects for the welfare of fish! Immerse yourself in the world of fish and aquatic life and learn more about innovative solutions, successful projects and current developments for the welfare [...]
Press release Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 03-03-26 Tiny, Blind, and no Skull Roof: New Fish Species Discovered from a Well First-ever discovery of a groundwater-dwelling fish in Northeast India provides insights into hidden underwater worlds An international team led by Senckenberg researcher Dr. Ralf Britz has made an extraordinary discovery in Northeast India when they [...]
CRITICAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THE BUK BIJELA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Ecological integrity and the global significance of the Upper Drina River system From Assoc. Prof. Dr. i. R. Steven Weiss (Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Austria) und DDipl.-Ing. Dr. Kurt Pinter (Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, BOKU University, Vienna, Austria): Dear colleagues, [...]
Information from Stefan Schulte-Merker <Stefan.Schulte-Merker@ukmuenster.de> 20. Februar 2026: 13th European Zebrafish Meeting, Vienna July 7-11, 2026 "Dear Sir or Madam, we would like to draw your attention to the congress of the European Zebrafish Society – it is the largest congress this year on the topic of biomedical research in bony fish, and we [...]
Press release NHM (Naturhistorischen Museus Wien) 17.02.26: Prehistoric shark poses puzzles in shark research A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned to any shark order that exists today and thus calls into question previous assumptions about [...]
A Meta-Analysis on Environmental Triggers of Spawning Migrations Reveals a New Classification of Thermal Guilds in European Freshwater Fishes Schlautmann et al. (2026): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/faf.70063 Fish migration through river networks is essential for completing life cycles and accessing critical habitats, but fragmentation increasingly disrupts spawning movements. In Europe, over one million barriers limit connectivity and [...]