Fish in the Grass

The pipefish is a skinny marine fish named after the thin pipes men used to smoke in the mid-1700s. But what makes these members of the Read More…

A stubborn fish called cabezon

The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a unique fish living on the Pacific coast. Generally found near the ocean floor, the cabezon is Read More…

Kokanee Carcass Concludes a Season of Oddballs

We’ve had four out of five Pacific salmon species visit us on the Stanislaus River in the last few months during a rather remarkable Read More…

Southern humpy

It’s been a season for unexpected salmon sightings in the San Joaquin Basin. We recently reported on the chum salmon we spotted migrating up Read More…

Here Comes a Chum!

At FISHBIO, we use our fish counting weirs mostly to track the upstream migration of Chinook salmon. However, from time to time we record Read More…

Sturgeon Sightings in the San Joaquin Basin

Sturgeon are impressive, prehistoric-looking beasts lurking in the shadows of river-bottoms. Two species of sturgeon are native to California, Read More…

Photo Friday: Reflections on the End

Today's Photo Friday is a reflection on the end of the salmon life cycle. While salmon die after spawning, their contribution is far from over. Read More…

Photo Friday: The Yellow Spot

Today's Photo Friday comes via social media: Instagram follower Jesse Armstrong sent us this photo of a mysterious yellow spot found on a Read More…

Fish Arthritis Discovered

Scientists have discovered that bony fish have one more thing in common with humans than previously thought: they can get arthritis too. It was Read More…

What goes up must come down

Tens of thousands of steelhead previously migrated through Santa Cruz on their way up the San Lorenzo River, and anglers would line the Read More…