USA 6/12/2014 Eels remotely control prey - Vanderbilt University study A study has found that electric eels can remotely control the fish they hunt. A researcher from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Texas, found that the electrical discharges from eels made the muscles of their prey twitch. This immobilised the fish, making them easier to capture. Eels could also use their discharges to make their prey jump, revealing where they were hiding. USA 6/12/2014 National aquarium: Moving 2,500 underwater creatures to a new home Moving house is always an exhausting and stressful experience - but imagine if the property is an aquarium and 2,500 underwater creatures need to be packed up. That was the task faced by staff at the National Aquarium in Washington DC when it closed to the public on 30 September 2014 after more than 80 years at the same site. USA 6/12/2014 Court Orders LA Fish Processor Closed Until It Complies With FDA Regs Until it can safely produce food as required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Neptune Manufacturing Inc. in Los Angeles has been ordered to stop processing and distributing its smoked and pickled seafood products.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:23:18 +0000
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