Spotting Patterns in Fish Freckles
Some researchers spend so much time with the species they study that they eventually begin to recognize individual animals by their physical Read More…
Photo Friday: Striped Bass Side Eye
Is this striped bass throwing us some side eye? We're not sure, but we did like this photo enough to make it the winner of our monthly staff Read More…
Flashback Friday: Hot and Salty
Today's Flashback Friday is the unlikely face of an extreme fish survivor, the Salt Creek pupfish. Even in the hot waters of desert streams that Read More…
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…