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Eating seafood is a prudent way to get important nutrients. Plus, it’s packed with protein and healthy nutrients, and can be served in a variety of dishes. Many Americans are looking for creative strategies to eat more seafood while watching their household grocery budgets. Savvy shoppers realize that tilapia is a more affordable fish to purchase as compared to other …

A 21-year-old woman from Georgia recently broke a statewide fishing record, officials say. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced the new state record in a press release on June 5. St. Marys resident Lauren E. Harden caught a 33-pound crevalle jack on May 24 while fishing on Cumberland Island. “The previous record of 30 pounds, six ounces was set …

A fishing crew recently caught a prize-worthy marlin at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The team aboard the Hatteras-based boat, “Release,” reeled in a blue marlin weighing 504 pounds, earning the group of men $1.7 million. The captain of the 53-foot Bobby Sullivan vessel, Rom Whitaker, led the team to success with Angler Kirk Pugh …

A Pennsylvania teenager recently scored a lifetime achievement after reeling in a fish that broke his state’s record, officials say. Mohnton resident Christopher Barrett, 19, caught an unusually large white perch while fishing with his dad back in April. The fish weighed two pounds and one ounce – beating the Keystone State’s previous white perch record by five ounces. The …

A stunning fish recently washed ashore in the Pacific Northwest, and experts say it belongs to a newly discovered species. In a June 6 Facebook post, the Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, announced that the unusual aquatic creature was found at a beach in Gearhart on June 3. Experts say that the fish – a hoodwinker sunfish – measured 7.3 …

A group of wildlife biologists recently made a rare discovery after finding a fish thousands of miles away from where it was spawned. The Aquatic Invasive Species Crew from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) were at the Kansas River in search of an invasive species when they stumbled upon the unexpected – the American eel. The KDWP …

A bizarre-looking sea creature with an otherwise serene name was spotted on a beach in Singapore — evoking everything from panic to disgust to sheer wonder from some 54 million viewers on Instagram. “We found a Longnosed Stargazer on an Intertidal Exploration in Singapore,” the post said. “An uncommon and fascinating sight, these quirky fish bury themselves in the sand …

More than 31,000 Atlantic salmon raised in a Michigan fish hatchery had to be killed after failing to recover from disease, officials said Tuesday. The decision followed an unsuccessful 28-day treatment period at the Harrietta hatchery in Wexford County. It was “gut-wrenching for staff,” even if the fish were just a fraction of the millions raised in hatcheries each year, …

Is it a fish? Is it a snake? No, it’s a snakehead fish. For only the fourth time in the state of Missouri, an angler caught a northern snakehead fish that is not native to the U.S. Fisheries biologists with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirmed the catch occurred on May 25 in Wayne County, according to a recent …

A 95-pound catfish became a gigantic feast after an Oklahoma fisherman recently reeled it in. Bradly Courtright caught the massive catfish while fishing in southeastern Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the department explained that the fish was caught with a trotline – which is often used for catfishing. “Bradly …