Poor Returns: The 2017 Salmon Season

Every year, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) publishes a report on the previous year’s salmon fisheries along the West Coast. Read More…

Atlantic Salmon: Both Endangered and Edible

We recently scoured the scientific literature to determine which fish species have received the most attention from researchers. Atlantic Read More…

A Winter-run Reboot in Battle Creek

Sometimes you don’t want to be listed in the “Top Ten,” especially when it comes to endangered species. A report published last year Read More…

Are Surveys Missing the Boat on Longfin Smelt?

  Long-term monitoring studies are the unsung heroes in the field of ecology. They are often unrecognized and taken for granted, but Read More…

Salty stories, Fresh spaces: connecting marine and…

Marine protected areas have become popular fisheries management tools around the world – but did you know there are also freshwater Read More…

Connected Rivers: Fish Migration in the Mekong Basin

The Mekong River is rich with fish, supporting more than 850 species. As the main freshwater artery of Southeast Asia, the Mekong plays an Read More…

A Miracle March? Not Quite

The year was 1991; California was entering a fifth year of drought, Sierra snowpack was at 18 percent of the historical average at the Read More…

Citizen Science: Exploring Nature, Gathering Data

Thanks to the development of numerous smartphone apps, people around the world have the opportunity to contribute vital information to the Read More…

Hope for Rainbow Trout on the Stanislaus River

Cooked trout might make an excellent dinner, but sizzling water temperatures are bad news for wild trout in rivers. Rainbow trout on the Read More…

Outside the Bubble: Communicating at the CalNeva AFS Meeting

Scientists are often portrayed as working “inside a bubble,” out of touch with the rest of society. In an effort to burst this Read More…