For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free

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Meet the diver saving animals from abandoned fishing gear.

FRESHWATER FISHES CAN be described as the “forgotten vertebrates.” Despite representing more than half of all fish species, they rarely feature in mainstream conservation. And even within this overloo

Historically, anglerfish have not been commonly eaten in Britain. Although two species live in British waters – one of which, the white anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius, sometimes called monkfish), is