May 17, 2016 — Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” out June 13, might literally take fish out of water.
Australian biologists fear that the regal blue tang — the Dory of the title, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres — may go the way of the clownfish after “Finding Nemo” came out in 2003.
Scientists say that when demand for the vibrant species skyrockets, the fish are often taken from the wild through harmful practices.
“In places like Southeast Asia, they use … cyanide,” Anita Nedosyko, a marine biologist, told the Brisbane Times. “It stuns the fish — it makes it easier to catch them.”