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logo 11/27/2024 8:49:48 PM     
Our antidepressants in the water are making the fish come undone 
By Kevin Bloom ZA Source: dailymaverick 5/17/2022
Kevin Bloom
Credit: Our antidepressants in the water are making the fish come undone
An item appeared in the international news media last Friday that was next-level apocalyptic. More than a hundred fish species off the Florida coast had been found with heavy traces of human pharmaceuticals in their blood, most of which were antidepressants. The fish, of course, were exhibiting some strange and dangerous behaviours. Question is, will there be a wake-up call in here for us?
 

It’s a cliché these days to observe that the news can be a hazard to our collective mental health. The prospects for the ignition of World War 3 in Eastern Europe, new variants and outbreaks of a pandemic that we thought was over, increasingly shrill warnings of the collapse of our biomes and the attendant unravelling of modern civilisation — none of these stories, which are now standard fare across most of our major media platforms, encourage what is colloquially referred to as “balance”. Still, through our enforced numbness, some stories shout louder at us than others.

 
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News Id SourceStampcountry
1076Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fishmongabay2023-12-27IN
1077New compound may aid sea lamprey controlCapital News Service2023-12-25US
1078Over 6 million pounds of invasive carp now removed from Kentucky watersWKU Public Radio2023-12-27US
10792 Men Arrested For Smuggling Fish That Might Cost More Than Your SalaryNews24 Desk2023-12-23BD
1080Реалии волжского затонаohotniki2024-01-09RU
1081Fish are biting, but ice still thinthesudburystar2024-01-08CA
1082Rodent rat, parasite-spreading fish, and more join Ont. invasive species listmsn2024-01-08US
1083Mysterious eel-like creature caught off Australia ignites debatemiamiherald2024-01-08AU
1084On the search for a specific parasite, researchers stumbled upon a fish-liquefying parasite insteadsciencenorway2023-12-26NO
1085How removing 4 dams will return salmon to the Klamath Riverusatoday2023-12-26US
1086Man who stole live 50-pound tarpon from Bass Pro Shops yet to be foundsports.yahoo2023-12-27US
1087Diver Shares Surprisingly Heartwarming Bond With Smallmouth Bassinspiremore2023-12-30US
1088Вести с водоемов Беларусиohotniki2024-01-06BY
1089Five Companies Agree to Pay $7.2 Million for Polluting Two Ohio CreeksAssociated Press2024-01-08US
1090Dynamic Kenyan duo secure game-changing investmentsthefishsite2024-01-08KE
1091Kootenay Rockies named best ice-fishing spot in Canadae-know2024-01-06CA
1092Frisch: Keep moving for ice fishing successechopress2024-01-05US
1093Swimming together lets fish move faster while expending less energynewscientist2023-12-18US
1094Researchers continue to find elusive lake sturgeon in the Grand RiverMichigan Radio2023-12-18US
1095Giant goldfish swimming in Lake Erie and likely a pond near youcincinnati2023-12-16CA
1096Anglers warned over rogue fishing licence website1news2023-12-22NZ
1097See any cold stunned fish in NC? This agency wants you to report itcbs172023-12-21US
1098Perus ports allow entry of Chinese ships tied to illegal fishing and forced labormongabay2023-12-22CN
1099Five to ditch and five to try: what fish should we be eating in 2024theguardian2023-12-31UK
1100Corps refilling Willamette River reservoirs after drawdowns meant to help migrating fishoregoncapitalchronicle2023-12-22US

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