FISHBIO | Fisheries Consultants: Research, Monitoring, and Conservation

Our Locations

North America

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.

Central America

Focused on Costa Rica, our projects include marine and freshwater research, community-based fisheries management and conservation, and an ecotourism initiative on the Osa Peninsula.

Southeast Asia

Our projects throughout the Lower Mekong Basin span freshwater fisheries monitoring, community-based fisheries management and conservation, capacity building, and communication.

Our Technology

Fish Lab

Aquariums and tanks for fish and equipment studies

Imaging

ARIS/DIDSON, Riverwatcher, Smolt Spy, drones, and custom cameras

Molecular

Sample collection for genetic studies, eDNA species detection

Tracking

Acoustic tracking, PIT tags, and custom antennas

Trapping

Fyke traps, rotary screw traps, fish weirs, and electrofishing

Our News

Fish Report

Our weekly email newsletter highlights stories of recent research and curates the latest fisheries news.

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Multimedia

Dive into our work through our collection of professionally produced videos and mini documentaries.

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Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles based on FISHBIO’s fisheries research, long-term monitoring, and conservation projects.

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Blog

Where the River Flows: Micro-scale Habitat Selection in Migrating Salmon

Each year, mature adult salmon travel hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean to complete their life cycle and spawn in tributaries where they were born 2 to 4 years

FISHBIO designed, fabricated, and installed the first Incline Plane Trap (IPT) in California. This custom Incline Plane Trap was built for use in a fish reintroduction study implemented by the California Department of Water Resources, ICF, and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and was intended for trapping and monitoring out-migration juvenile spring run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Project partners commissioned the fabrication of the Incline Plane trap to provide alternative options for catching juvenile salmon at various flow conditions, particularly during low flow periods when RST operation can be inefficient or impossible.