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One fish, two fish – Using mark-recapture to estimate…

Striped bass in water with disc tag
Have you ever reeled in a fish and seen a strange tag sticking off it? Chances are, that fish was part of a mark-recapture study. Read More…
Tagged Under fyke trap, mark recapture, San Joaquin River, striped bass
August 19, 2020August 27, 2020 • Population Dynamics

Photo Friday: Pretty Pikeminnow

Sacramento Pikeminnow from Stanislaus e-fishing
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…
Tagged Under electrofishing, Electrofishing surveys, Sacramento pikeminnow, Stanislaus River
April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 • Population Dynamics

Fatty Acid Gene May be Key to Life in Freshwater

Three spined stickleback
The ocean provides a smorgasbord of foods to humans and fish alike. Modern marine species of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygians) evolved Read More…
Tagged Under Evolution, genetics, scientific research
August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 • Population Dynamics

Photo Friday: Follow the Leader

Follow the leader
Several of our recent projects, such as the Stanislaus Native Fish Plan, have been large-scale, collaborative efforts that required teams of Read More…
Tagged Under Native Fish Plan, Stanislaus River
July 5, 2019June 17, 2019 • Population Dynamics

Spring-run are back!

20190424_BCC Spring run salmon ladder
Last week, adult spring-run salmon made made headlines by returning to the restoration area of the San Joaquin River – the first Read More…
Tagged Under Big Chico Creek, Chico, spring-run Chinook, spring-run chinook salmon
May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 • Population Dynamics

Photo Friday: Fish Lips

Fish Llips Stanislaus Native Fish Plan
In today's Photo Friday, our staff measure and prepare to take a scale sample from a bass caught during an electrofishing survey for the Read More…
Tagged Under Native Fish Plan, Stanislaus River
April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 • Population Dynamics

Film Friday: Pikeminnow Derby

Young fisherman pikeinnow derby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8utFXTEjUg&t= We know some of you might be gearing up for fishing over the holiday next week, so today's Read More…
Tagged Under Angling, pikeminnow, Predation, video
June 29, 2018June 15, 2018 • Population Dynamics

Flashback Friday: Hatchery History

Baird Hatchery
Our recent Fish Reports on the 2016 and 2017 salmon seasons highlight the major role fish hatcheries play in California's salmon fishery. On Read More…
Tagged Under hatcheries, history
June 9, 2017June 1, 2017 • Population Dynamics

The Lake Tahoe Takeover

Lake Tahoe Invasive Species Timeline
While Lake Tahoe is famous for its clear blue waters, the ecosystem of the lake is far from untouched or pristine. Stocking and unintended Read More…
Tagged Under food web, Lake Tahoe, lakes, non-native species, trout
May 17, 2017May 11, 2017 • Population Dynamics

Stuck in the Middle: Insects in the Food Web

Mayfly
Macroinvertebrates are one of the smaller and often unnoticed organisms in the food web, but they play a vital role in stream ecosystems. As Read More…
Tagged Under food web, insects, macroinvertebrates
July 22, 2016July 19, 2016 • Population Dynamics
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