Heart of Santa Cruz: Updates from the State of the San…

In the shade of the redwoods, a mere stone’s throw away from Lompico Creek, interested citizens, agencies, and organizations gathered on Read More…

Flashback Friday: Dime Store Turtle

Today's Flashback Friday is a look at the red-eared slider's journey from popular pet store item to pesky invasive species.  If a name Read More…

Big Chico Creek: Revisited

During the past summer, FISHBIO revisited CSU Chico’s Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve for the fourth time since 2013 to survey the Read More…

Photo Friday: Pretty Pikeminnow

While our field activities have been suspended for the next few months, we managed to get a bit of sampling in earlier last month. Today's Photo Read More…

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 Read More…

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 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 Read More…

Film Friday: Fish Counting and Flow

Today's Film Friday is a time-lapse from the field, showing our fisheries technicians 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 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 Read More…