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
226Fishing has always been my escape from addictionBBC News2024-06-30UK
227Aquatic animals given a place to stay when travelling through the Collie River with new fish hotelsBunbury Herald2024-07-01AU
228Catfish the size of a 6th grader caught in Oklahoma.miamiherald2024-05-29US
229Angler sets record for biggest fish — but its smaller than you thinkmiamiherald2024-07-01US
230Goldfish adoption agency springs up in Horsham plant store to avoid flushing fish down toiletABC Wimmera2024-07-03AU
231Could maggots fed on Kenyas food waste replace wild-caught fish feed?dialogue2024-07-04KE
232DNR confirms zebra mussels in Union Lake near Erskine, Minnesotaechopress2024-07-15US
233The Natural goes bigechopress2024-07-19US
234Sea creature with human-like hands could be one of worlds most endangered fishinterestingengineering2024-07-20TZ
235Invasive vampire fish is captured in Virginia river - and experts say its presence is a good signdailymail2024-07-04UK
236Retired Saskatchewan farmer has fishing trip of a lifetimelarongenow2024-07-05CA
237Tribe members rejoice after fish populations return for first time since historic dam removalthecooldown2024-07-04US
238Stunned angler catches massive 48lbs fish thought to have been extinct in British rivers for 31 yearsdailymail2024-07-03UK
239Gold mining could wipe out this rare desert fishsalon2024-07-04US
240Canadians accuse France of hogging halibut from Atlantic provincesthegraphicleader2024-07-18CA
241Bass fishing seeks Olympic stagenwaonline2024-07-18US
242Area fishing guides voice concerns to Powlowski over U.S. competitorsnwonewswatch2024-07-18US
243A boy needed stitches after swimming in a man-made lake in Montreal.cbc2024-07-04CA
244Researchers issue warning after mass fish killings linked to toxic tire componentthecooldown2024-06-30US
245Dubai students invent device that can save fishkhaleejtimes2024-07-02SA
246Used plastic not being turned into fish feed, says fisheries deptFree Malaysia Today2024-07-04MY
247Tons of Dead Fish Cover Major River in BrazilAssociated Press2024-07-17BR
248Biological issues challenge salmon sectorthefishsite2024-07-16UK
249New York state fishing record broken with species dating back 100 million yearsFox News2024-07-15US
250Let the dawgs outechopress2024-07-12US

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