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.
If you have ever walked along the shore and noticed long, wavy strands of kelp with thick bulbs lying on the sand, you have likely encountered...
Tule perch (Hysterocarpus traskii) are native to low-elevation waters of Central California, though they are extirpated from much of their native...
Native to the East Coast of North America — from Florida, USA to New Brunswick, Canada — striped bass (Morone saxatilis) have been...
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