Stinky Salmon and Other Natural Fertilizers
From dying salmon, mighty redwoods grow. Scientists have long studied how the expansive, lush forests of the Pacific Northwest are nourished Read More…
What Lies Ahead for Water this Winter
Around this time of year, water managers and those of us working in fisheries in California and across the West start asking, “What is the Read More…
Clips and Codes: How Many Central Valley Salmon Come from…
Every year, hundreds of thousands of adult Chinook salmon race upstream to their spawning grounds in the tributaries and mainstems of the Read More…
The Many Dimensions of Small-Scale Fisheries
Fisheries can be viewed through several lenses, and as biologists we often focus on the fish. In contrast, other researchers specialize in the Read More…
Sierra Snowpack and the San Joaquin River Restoration…
In California, we all need snow – even the fish in the San Joaquin River. The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) hosted the 2018 Read More…
Documenting Diversity in Fisheries of the Nam Kading River
Inland small-scale fisheries are notoriously difficult to survey, and as a consequence, their catch is often underestimated or unreported. Read More…
The Spring-run Salmon Saga of the San Joaquin
We’ve recently reported on the long and fascinating history of Friant Dam, the collapse of San Joaquin River salmon populations, and the Read More…
The Delta’s Most Wanted
Invasive species are not only a nuisance to managers and landowners, they also cause serious problems for native plants and animals. These Read More…
Navigating the Complex Intersections of the Bay-Delta
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the estuary it flows into are well known for being a maze of intersecting channels, sloughs, and bays. Read More…
Stats Help Take Stock of Fish Stocking Efforts
In the year 1100 CE, someone left a message in a runic stone saying that a person named Ailifr Algr had stocked trout into the mountain lake Read More…