Stinky Salmon and Other Natural Fertilizers

From dying salmon, mighty redwoods grow. Scientists have long studied how the expansive, lush forests of the Pacific Northwest are nourished Read More…

Photo Friday: Burn Zone

This week, our staff attended the 3rd Steelhead Summit hosted by the Salmonid Restoration Federation in Ventura, California. As one of the Read More…

Smart as a Wrasse

In the hierarchy of animal intelligence, we humans tend to place fellow warm-blooded mammals such as dogs, chimpanzees, or maybe elephants Read More…

What Lies Ahead for Water this Winter

Around this time of year, water managers and those of us working in fisheries in California and across the West start asking, “What is the Read More…

Film Friday: A Day of Community Fishing

Fish are a vital source of food and income for people in Lao PDR, but the highly practical Read More…

Learning to Fly Fish on the San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo Park in the city of Santa Cruz was recently flooded with fly fishing aficionados and novices alike during the 3rd annual Día de Read More…

Clips and Codes: How Many Central Valley Salmon Come from…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of adult Chinook salmon race upstream to their spawning grounds in the tributaries and mainstems of the Read More…

Photo Friday: Salmon Fest Set-Up

Ready, set, roll! We changed things up a little at this year's Stanislaus River Salmon Festival. Instead of bringing out one of our boats to Read More…

Sharing Fish Conservation Experiences in Laos

For the last five years, FISHBIO has been working with communities in northern Laos to establish and manage Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) Read More…

The Many Dimensions of Small-Scale Fisheries

Fisheries can be viewed through several lenses, and as biologists we often focus on the fish. In contrast, other researchers specialize in the Read More…