A long-term study in the Southern Ocean reveals a clear correlation between warming waters, decreased sea ice, and reduced abundance of Antarctic silverfish. These small, abundant fish are important ...

Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean but in doing so have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins.

The notothenioid fish, a group that includes species like the Antarctic icefish, are particularly well-known for this adaptation. A study, published in Nature Communications, sequenced the genomes ...

Antarctic notothenioid fish are a unique group of fish that have adapted to the cold waters surrounding Antarctica. They play a crucial role in the Southern Ocean's ecosystem, both in terms of ...

The New Zealand navy took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a ...

Fitter fish: Irish company uses plant extracts to ... and regulation is imperative to sustainable futures in Antarctica and Ireland alike. It should otherwise be expected that the ocean’s ...

Antarctica has a range of valuable resources, such as coal, fresh water and fish. Countries may want to own Antarctica to exploit these resources.

Each of the 60 million nests was guarded by a single adult fish, containing roughly 1,700 eggs. While this area isn't accessible to tourists, Antarctic cruise passengers regularly visit the ...

Sea pollution is such that by 2050 there may be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans, Montenegro’s first scientist in Antarctica has warned. Vesna Macic, a research associate at the ...