Fish in Frozen Rivers: Behavior Below Ice
Have you ever wondered how fish survive during the winter when rivers freeze over? Do they migrate to warmer reaches of the river, or do they stay Read More…
Blog Archives
Filed under : 2020 > March
Flashback Friday: Arrested Development
Pacific lampreys (Lampetra tridentata) are a species with a prolonged infancy. They begin their life cycle in freshwater as blind, worm-like larvae called ammocoetes, and remain in Read More…
Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
We are living in the Anthropocene. Scientists have classified the current geologic epoch based on overwhelming evidence that human influence is a dominating force affecting Earth’s key Read More…
Film Friday: Fish Counting and Flow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuN-j2RnEew Today's Film Friday is a time-lapse from the field, showing our fisheries technicians troubleshooting the lack of flow during the recent drought. They addressed this challenge Read More…
Mudskipper Mystery: Tracing True Evolutionary Origins
The mudskipper is a fish seemingly stuck in evolutionary limbo – one that can survive in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. This amphibious fish has the unique Read More…
Flashback Friday: The Warm-Hearted Fish
Today's Flashback Friday is a look at a study that made researchers rethink the physiology of a unique marine fish. Fish don’t have a reputation for being Read More…
Microscopic Invasion: Microplastics in Fish and Other Challenges
Whether we realize it’s happening or not, we can expose ourselves to environmental pollution hundreds of times a day, whether by air, water, or land. These pollutants Read More…
Don’t Be Salty: Operating the Suisun Marsh Tidal Gates to Benefit Delta Smelt
As delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) continue to decline throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with recent population estimates numbering in the low thousands, novel approaches are being implemented Read More…