In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

The specific hours are from 12 a.m. Saturday, June 7, until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. Here are some freshwater fishing locations to check out during free freshwater fishing weekend.

Pumpkinseed Sunfish: Freshwater’s Flashy Showstoppers The pumpkinseed sunfish is one of the prettiest panfish in North America. / Joe Shead Next on our list, the pumpkinseed sunfish. Record scratch.

A common technique used for steelhead and salmon on big rivers, swinging flies for trout and other species on smaller water can be just as effective. Here's how to get started ...

Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly species could become extinct in the coming decades – and many more could follow. A landmark assessment of the health of nearly 24,000 freshwater species found ...

Freshwater Animals Are More Fragile Than Thought, With Nearly a Quarter Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers ...

Scientists have assessed more than 23,000 species.In fact, despite indications that a greater proportion of freshwater mollusc species are at risk of extinction, the authors could not include ...

KOCHI: A quarter of the world’s freshwater fauna, including fish, dragonflies, crabs, and shrimps, face a high risk of extinction, according to a study co-autho ...

Nearly one-quarter of freshwater species at high risk of extinction: Study Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, but support over 10% of all known species, according to the ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however, they are in distress. A new ...