University of Queensland scientists have conducted ground breaking experimental studies on the the mucous-like cocoons. It found the cocoons protect fish from the parasites, ectoparasitic gnathiids, ...

Tropical parrotfish create mucous cocoons to protect themselves against blood-sucking aquatic parasites. A BRIGHTLY COLOURED species of fish popular with scuba divers have been found to perform a neat ...

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A second ghost net was discovered at the same site on Nov 22 and was promptly removed by Oceanic Quest divers. The Department said ghost nets fall under the category of abandoned, lost or otherwise ...