FISHBIO is a fisheries and environmental consulting company dedicated to advancing the research, monitoring, and conservation of fishes around the world and addressing challenges in natural resource management.
From our offices in California, we support long-term fisheries projects from the Central Valley to the Central Coast, and provide services across the United States and Canada.
Our projects throughout the Lower Mekong Basin span freshwater fisheries monitoring, community-based fisheries management and conservation, capacity building, and communication.
Aquariums and tanks for fish and equipment studies
ARIS/DIDSON, Riverwatcher, Smolt Spy, drones, and custom cameras
Sample collection for genetic studies, eDNA species detection
Acoustic tracking, PIT tags, and custom antennas
Fyke traps, rotary screw traps, fish weirs, and electrofishing
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Peer-reviewed journal articles based on FISHBIO’s fisheries research, long-term monitoring, and conservation projects.
Like humans, fish must develop before reaching sexual maturity; though, the rate this happens varies between species and is often dictated...
The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) – one of many sturgeon species harboring a vulnerable status – is native to marine and freshwater...
Sacramento splittail are large silvery minnows with a pronounced caudal fin, the upper lobe often larger and protruding farther than the lower, and can grow...
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