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…
Flying High: Drone Use in Fisheries Research
Drones have been a promising prospect for conservation research since they buzzed onto the scene in the early 2000s. Rapidly developing Read More…
Steelhead and the Continually Changing Carmel River
Like the city of the same name, the Carmel River is small and picturesque, nestled in the hills of the Carmel Valley. The average passerby Read More…
Understanding How Fish Deal with Drought
Drought is a frightening word for any creature that lives in water. Aquatic animals in regions like California that have historically Read More…
Ocean Acidification Alters Salmon’s Sense of Smell
Melting glaciers, drought-stricken deserts, and catastrophic wildfires may have become the face of climate change, but one significant Read More…
A Diverse Delta: Integrating Social and Natural Sciences
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has been extensively studied in terms of its biology, chemistry, and physics, but this wealth of data Read More…
An Ocean Away: The Genetics of Yosemite’s Trout
It’s been over 150 years since the rivers in Yosemite National Park flowed freely to the ocean without interruption by dams and Read More…