Big Chico Creek: Revisited
During the past summer, FISHBIO revisited CSU Chico’s Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve for the fourth time since 2013 to survey the Read More…
Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
We are living in the Anthropocene. Scientists have classified the current geologic epoch based on overwhelming evidence that human influence Read More…
Mudskipper Mystery: Tracing True Evolutionary Origins
The mudskipper is a fish seemingly stuck in evolutionary limbo – one that can survive in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. This Read More…
Microscopic Invasion: Microplastics in Fish and Other…
Whether we realize it’s happening or not, we can expose ourselves to environmental pollution hundreds of times a day, whether by air, Read More…
Don’t Be Salty: Operating the Suisun Marsh Tidal Gates to…
As delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) continue to decline throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with recent population estimates Read More…
Future of Frozen Flows: River Ice Projections for a Warming…
A frozen river can make the perfect photo-op, inspire the urge to go for a skate, or even serve as an important seasonal transportation Read More…
Focus on the Positive: Beneficial Interactions in Freshwater
Similar to the variety of relationships that play out in our homes and workplaces, many of the interactions between species sharing the same Read More…
Sustainability Spotlight: The Value of Inland Fisheries
Ocean fishing often steals the spotlight in terms of its perceived importance in world fisheries conversation. This means many people don’t Read More…
Unloved and unstudied: Learning more about Lamprey
Lamprey may tread the line between ugly and downright frightening, but these underappreciated fish play similar ecological roles as the Read More…
Powerful Parasites: Tiny Regulators of Ecosystem Health
Ticks, leeches, fleas, lice, bedbugs… even hearing the names of parasites can make one’s skin crawl. An individual stricken by parasites Read More…