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
2226Scientists figure out why fish look downwards when swimming in riversnews9live2022-11-06IN
2227Victory Farms donates tilapia fingerlings to small-scale producersThe Fish Site2022-11-25KE
2228New IoT sensor sheds light on shellfish growers’ farm conditionsThe Fish Site2022-11-28PT
2229FDA puts AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon back under the spotlightThe Fish Site2022-11-28US
2230Trial leverages AI and imaging technology to identify the best delousing cleaner fishThe Fish Site2022-11-28UK
2231Washington Bans Fish-Farming Net PensAssociated Press2022-11-18US
2232Lawsuit Looms Over Tiny Rare Fish in Drought-Stricken WestAssociated Press2022-11-23US
2233Пока не затвердела водаОхотники.ру2022-11-15RU
2234С фидером в период первых заморозковОхотники.ру2022-11-21RU
2235Fishermen take case against paying for monitors to Supreme Courtpressherald2022-11-10US
2236Sewage on the riverbed blamed for 'anglers catching more tampons than fish' in Shrewsburyshropshirestar2022-11-11UK
2237Mom shares photos of creature that 'startled' her and daughter on fishing tripyahoo2022-11-10US
2238Scientists Making a "Nightmarish Coffee" From Parasitic Fishbestlifeonline2022-11-04US
2239The 'Achilles Heel' Of Fish Farming: Trends In The Development Of Technology To Replace Fishmealforbes2022-11-07US
2240New Bizarre Fish With Glowing Eyes Found During Expedition To Cocos IslandsLive Science2022-11-11AU
2241A rare, brain-eating amoeba is spreading across the USinterestingengineering2022-11-25US
2242The business end of a wolf eeltwitter2022-11-22CA
2243British angler catches massive 30 kg goldfish, netizens are stunnedhindustantimes2022-11-22FR
2244Washington Bans Fish-Farming Net Pens, Citing Salmon ThreatAssociated Press2022-11-18US
2245Three-metre 'rare' tuna fish found washed up on Lincolnshire beach by dog walkerlincolnshirelive2022-10-28UK
2246Japanese restaurant lets customers catch their own fish to cookhindustantimes2022-10-29JP
2247Настоящий рыбацкий день рожденияОхотники.ру2022-11-09RU
2248At least 6% of global fishing ‘probably illegal’ as ships turn off tracking devicestheguardian2022-11-02UK
2249Diving family from Mathews helping with invasive lionfish—by eating themgazettejournal2022-11-02US
2250Experts struggling to save tiny 'bejeweled' fish from extinctionkxxv2022-10-30US

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