Fish in Biscayne Bay unwittingly on cocktails of prescription drugs 
By Louis Aguirre US Source: local10 5/24/2023
Louis Aguirre
A pair of studies revealed startling information about the prolific presence of pharmaceuticals in water.

Cocktails of drugs have been found in our fish, the same fish that could wind up on your plate.

Nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug.

But for the average bonefish in Biscayne Bay, that number is seven.
 

“Psychoactive drugs like antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, we’re talking about heart medications like beta blockers, even medications that are prescribed to manage prostate issues,” said Nick Castillo, a PhD candidate and researcher at FIU Fisheries. “We take a lot of these drugs and our body doesn’t use all of it, and the end of the pipe is always here, Biscayne Bay.”

 
Acadian redfish Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
5176Advocacy group calls for change as fisheries audit shows decline in healthy fish stocksVictoria News2019-11-16CA
5177No Answers Yet For American Eel Die-Off In Lake ChamplainVPR News2019-08-21CA
5178Inside the secret, million-dollar world of baby eel traffickingCBC News2019-06-25CA
5179Jolting Discovery: Powerful New Electric Eel FoundAssociated Press2019-09-12BR
5180Житель Новосибирска поймал щуку весом почти 10 кгOM12019-11-11RU
5181Goldfish infestations threatening native fish species in B.C. lakesGlobal News2019-11-14CA
5182‘It was amazing;’ Pro bass angler, international group fish the Salmon Rivernew york upstate2019-10-18US
5183Strong sockeye run moving toward Russian Riverpeninsula clarion2019-06-13CA
5184Bass Boat, Two Anglers Rescued 14 Miles Offshore in Gulf of Mexicowired2fish2019-11-04US
5185AN ANGLER who believes he caught a record sea bass had to throw it back because of an EU law.the sun2019-11-16UK
5186Another Idaho angler lands a record fish — this time a largemouth basseast idaho news2019-11-16US
5187Fish, said to have humanlike face, roils the Webfox news2019-11-12US
5188Plastic substitute from fish waste hauls in Dyson award for UK designerthe guardian2019-11-14UK
5189Province changes course after scientist finds fish in ‘not fish bearing’ streamabby news2018-11-30CA
5190Mammoth sturgeon catch was ‘a fish of a lifetime’ for Chilliwack guideabby news2019-08-21CA
5191Efforts to control fish-killing lamprey in Great Lakes gets mixed resultsctv news2016-07-17CA
5192North Saanich man cuts a swathe through invasive speciespeninsula news review2019-08-05CA
5193Salmon restoration and new viewing platforms planned for Colquitz Riversaanich news2019-08-07CA
5194First coho of the season spotted in the Colquitz Riversaanich news2019-10-11CA
5195Bright red salmon appear at Saanich’s Colquitz River fish fencesooke news mirror2019-11-12CA
5196Striped bass were once extinct in the St. Lawrence. Now they're backCBC News2019-11-02CA
5197Does your walleye minnow matter?outdoorcanada2019-09-16CA
5198High risk species eradicated from GB: Black bullhead catfish Ameiurus melasnonnativespecies2014-07-02UK
5199Catfish close popular fishing hole near Fort McMurrayCBC News2015-07-02CA
5200Perryville man catches state-record black bullhead catfishNews Tribune2019-08-01US

214 215 216 207 of [217 - pages.]