Fish maw — the swim bladder of a fish — is one of the most expensive dried-seafood products in the world. A Chinese delicacy, it can fetch $450 to $1,000 per kilogram. It’s often viewed as a symbol of ...

A rare fish, the Totoaba, faces extinction due to illegal fishing for its valuable swim bladder, called fish maw. This practice also endangers the Vaquita, a marine mammal. The black market for fish ...

Hydrogels, which are soft materials formed by crosslinking polymers, could have a variety of medical applications. In research published in Advanced Science, investigators developed an injectable ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detected something fishy during a check in the Port of Nogales. Officers at the Port of Nogales recently seized 242 pounds of a federally protected ...

Hydrogels, which are soft materials formed by crosslinking polymers, could have a variety of medical applications. In research published in Advanced Science, investigators developed an injectable ...

A fisherman removes a swim bladder from a giant Nile Perch at Nambo beach in Bondo, Siaya County. [Isaiah Gwengi/ Standard] It’s 11am at Nambo beach in Bondo, Siaya County. Three fishing boats have ...

Stacey O’Shea of The Garden Sanctuary turned the fish's world around — literally — by crafting it a lifejacket out of tubing and AC parts Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...