Adaptable Salmon and Scientists: 37th Annual Salmonid…
California’s salmon and trout have persisted to survive in spite of significant challenges both past and present, highlighting that they Read More…
Stay Cool, Babies – Growth and Temperature Tradeoffs for…
Although they spend their lives hidden beneath the surface, fish are directly affected by the weather happening outside their aquatic world. Read More…
Things are Looking Up: The 2018 Salmon Season
It’s time for our yearly review of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (PFMC) Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries. This is the report Read More…
Trucking is Mucking Up Chinook Salmon Diversity
We’ve all heard that “variety is the spice of life,” but a conservation biologist might suggest “variety is essential for life.” Read More…
Conserving Wetlands Makes Cents
Placing a dollar value on nature is no easy task. The cultural benefits of natural ecosystems – such as their aesthetic or spiritual Read More…
Sinking Salmon Populations Hidden by Hatcheries
You might think it would be relatively straightforward to tell whether the size of an animal population is shrinking, stable, or growing – Read More…
Internet Invasives: The Eco Threat of Online Shopping
Are you harboring a threat to freshwater species on your computer? It’s ubiquitous, it’s addicting, and it may be lurking in an open tab Read More…
Complexities of Counting Juvenile Salmon: A New Study
Compared to counting adult salmon returning to rivers to spawn, counting their offspring is a lot harder than you might expect. Not only can a Read More…
Roach Riddles: Hidden Diversity of a California Minnow
People have a lot of different common names for fish, and this can easily lead to confusion. For example, asking someone in Georgia what a Read More…
Fish in Fickle Rivers
A desert may seem an unlikely home for a freshwater fish, but many species find a way to scrape by. In order to survive, desert fish have to Read More…