Our Top Stories of 2021
To cap off 2021, we’re looking back at our most-read stories of the year. Salmon, steelhead, technology….and marmots…are at the top of the list. It really is Read More…
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Tale of The Tule Elk — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday, we explore the history of California's protected tule elk. We might not have reindeer in California, but we do have our share of large grazing Read More…
Hard to Breathe: Oxygen Limitation and Thermal Tolerance of Salmon Eggs
Predicting how animals will respond to a warming global climate is a major focus of ecological research, and evidence suggests that aquatic species are in particularly hot Read More…
Film Friday: Carmel Weir Installation Time-lapse
In today's Film Friday, we get a glimpse into the fish counting weir installation process. This portable resistance weir is being used to count individual adult fish Read More…
Impacts of Climate and Land-Use Change on Global Lake Fisheries
Freshwater lakes provide important resources for people around the world, including water for human consumption, irrigation, and electricity generation, as well as fisheries that are a source Read More…
Stinky Salmon And Other Natural Fertilizers — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday we explore how dead salmon can provide a natural fertilizer to surrounding forests. From dying salmon, mighty redwoods grow. Scientists have long studied how the Read More…
DNA flows Downhill: Using Aquatic eDNA for Terrestrial Species Monitoring
As rain falls and flows over the landscape, it carries all manner of debris into the watershed – including traces of animals that reside on land. The Read More…
Underreporting The World’s Freshwater Fishing Catch — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday, we examine why fish catch reporting is incredibly important. When a fishing catch isn’t officially reported or documented, its contribution to food security and livelihoods Read More…
Quality Time With Computers And Fish — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday we take a journey to the office to discuss the FISHBIO quality control process. The quality of the work we do is something we take Read More…
Rainbow Connection: Anadromy, Residency, and Barriers to Steelhead in the Eel River
Flexibility is a superpower for the fish Oncorhynchus mykiss, which can live in freshwater as a resident rainbow trout, or migrate to the sea as an anadromous Read More…