Photo Friday – Snorkel Search
We recently completed a snorkel survey of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to count rainbow trout – and snapped this shot of the search in action. Read More…
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Filed under: 2019
Fish lost and found: Lahontan cutthroat trout
The story of Lahontan cutthroat trout is one of loss and redemption. These fish are endemic to rivers, lakes, and streams in northern Nevada, eastern California, and Read More…
A Diverse Delta: Integrating Social and Natural Sciences
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has been extensively studied in terms of its biology, chemistry, and physics, but this wealth of data leaves out a crucial piece of Read More…
Flashback Friday: Feminized Fish and the Power of Pollution
Today's Flashback Friday reveals how pharmaceutical products in our waterways have the power to feminize male fish – even inside protected areas like wildlife refuges. Pollution in Read More…
Fieldwork to Brew-work
It’s the time of year when much of our regular fisheries fieldwork slows down and we get time in between analyzing data and synthesizing reports to have Read More…
An Ocean Away: The Genetics of Yosemite’s Trout
It’s been over 150 years since the rivers in Yosemite National Park flowed freely to the ocean without interruption by dams and reservoirs. Historically, steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Read More…
Film Friday – Gone Salmon Fishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ahRyEqPL0o&t We spend most of our time studying salmon, but when salmon season rolls around, we sometimes split our time between studying and catching. In today's Film Read More…
River Clean Up, School Clean Up
Our staff in Laos have recently helped transform two primary schools in Lao PDR as part of a project to promote environmental education and awareness. The one-year Read More…
Discovering Delta Data Online
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is arguably the most extensively studied and monitored ecosystem in the world. This has generated mountains of data on everything from the locations Read More…
Photo Friday: It’s a wrap for the traps!
With juvenile salmon outmigration finished for the year, our rotary screw trap monitoring season has come to an end. Time to remove the traps and store them Read More…