The long-term implications for many targeted species are unknown, but for the individual animals, the trade is deadly—an estimated 98 percent of wild-caught fish die within one year of capture. photo ...

WASHINGTON— NOAA Fisheries has announced a proposed rule to ban the import and export of threatened Banggai cardinalfish, following a 2021 petition from conservation groups. “Far too many of these ...

There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia, which keeps its eggs and newly hatched babies in its mouth for two weeks. Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession.