GISMETEO: Glowing fish threaten Brazilian ecosystems - Current events
At least 70 non-native aquarium fish have been found in Brazilian inland waters, of which 31 have taken root in new ecosystems.
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At least 70 non-native aquarium fish have been found in Brazilian inland waters, of which 31 have taken root in new ecosystems.
One of Brazil’s most threatened biomes, the Atlantic Forest, now faces a new hazard: genetically modified zebrafish that glow in the dark. Despite these so-called GloFish being officially banned in the country, researchers caught specimens in all five sampled headwater creeks in the southeastearn Paraíba do Sul River Basin. The basin covers 55,500 square kilometres […]
So-called GloFish are readily available for sale online in Brazil, even though they’ve been banned in the country since 2017.