Catching Data: Angler App Shows Promise for Fisheries Monitoring
The pursuit of a trophy, the sheer excitement of a tight line, or the simple enjoyment of nature are all potential benefits of recreational fishing – and Read More…
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Survival Of The Salamanders — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday we explore the mysterious life of the salamander. Secretive salamanders often live out of sight, creeping out of their burrows at night or when things Read More…
On Toads and Toxins
Our field technicians often come across various species and life stages of frogs out in the field. The most common species we see are large American bullfrogs, Read More…
All Boys Club — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday we explore a predator-control method that could be used to reduce non-native fish populations. Can skewing sex ratios of invasive fish save salmonids? Last year Read More…
Pin-pointing Predation to Inform Models of Salmon Survival
Evading a barrage of hungry mouths is a challenge for any young migrating salmon, but directly observing and quantifying predation isn’t easy when both predators and prey Read More…
Clips and Codes: Salmon Hatcheries — Flashback Friday
In today’s Flashback Friday we examine the hatchery contributions to the salmon populations in the California Central Valley. Every year, hundreds of thousands of adult Chinook salmon race upstream Read More…
Fish and Fire — Flashback Friday
In today's Flashback Friday we dive into the details to examine how wildfires affect fish communities. In recent years, some of the most destructive wildfires in documented history have Read More…
Coastal Wanderers: Straying Steelhead in a Big Sur Stream
Steelhead, the migratory form of Oncorhynchus mykiss, are among the most difficult salmonid species to study and monitor. Unlike other species in the Oncorhynchus genus, such as Read More…
Film Friday: Nakasang Fish Landing
In today's Film Friday, we take a quick look at what goes on at the Nakasang Fish Landing site, a major hub for buying and selling fish Read More…
From Nets to Genetics: Can eDNA Effectively Measure Aquatic Biodiversity?
Measuring biodiversity is one of the most fundamental tasks in ecology, but cataloguing hundreds or thousands of species quickly becomes a very difficult. Many rare and elusive Read More…