Change is Hard: The Vulnerability of Salmon Populations to…
The novel and rapidly evolving challenges of global climate change will test the adaptability of all species, and some will be hit harder Read More…
Bustin’ Berms: The Restoration of Tule Red
On October 15th, an excavator trundled out onto the narrow isthmus of land separating the freshwater Tule Red pond from Suisun Bay and began Read More…
Genetic Time Machine: Insights from Century-old Salmon…
If Antiques Roadshow is any indication, forgotten treasures have a tendency to turn up in unassuming boxes stashed away in damp basements Read More…
Wrapping Up a Welcome Water Year
When plumes of dust rise over almond and walnut orchards from the harvest and truckloads of fresh chopped corn make their way along the Read More…
Mussel Power: Identifying “Hotspots” to Guide…
Like doctors in an understaffed emergency room, scientists and managers working to conserve biodiversity have often had to strategically Read More…
The Fall and Rise of the West Coast Groundfish Fishery
For decades, groundfish were the lifeblood and primary economic driver for many port towns of the west coast in California, Oregon, and Read More…
Warm It Up: Balancing the Needs of Sturgeon, Salmon, and…
The historic Sacramento River once flowed unobstructed from rocky Sierra Nevada headwaters to expansive Delta wetlands, providing Read More…
The Peril of Ferals: Hybridizing Wild and Farmed Salmon
Although separated by a continent, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus species) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) face many of the same pressures Read More…
Missing Megafauna: Worldwide Decline of Large Aquatic…
For many people, the term “megafauna” evokes images of terrestrial or marine behemoths of bygone eras, like the mastodon or the Read More…
Climate Change and Competition Reduce Freshwater Rearing in…
Research has shown that salmon, and indeed all organisms with complex life cycles that involve migration, are particularly sensitive to the Read More…