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 ...

The international trade in exotic animal parts includes rhino horn, seahorses and bear gallbladders. But perhaps none is as strange as the swim bladder from a giant Mexican fish called the totoaba.

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 ...

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 ...

Swim bladder disease is a very common health condition that affects many types of fish. In short, it makes it difficult for the fish to maintain buoyancy because of a compromised swim bladder. They ...

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 ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Arizona have seized a haul of endangered fish organs worth $2.7 million after they were found hidden in a commercial shipment of frozen fish fillets.