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…
Fish for Sport: Another Chapter of California Fish…
In a recent Fish Report, we briefly summarized the introductions of various fish species to California’s waterways for the primary purpose Read More…
Float On: A New Floating PIT Tag Antenna for Studying…
In the words of famous fisheries scientist John Sheperd, counting fish is just like counting trees, except that fish are invisible and keep Read More…
Fish for Food: A History of Non-Native Fish Stocking in…
Fish make good food – that’s arguably the main reason humans have concerned themselves with catching, raising, or stocking fishes since Read More…
Changing Genes: Studying Steelhead in San Francisco Bay…
A fish transported from the San Francisco Bay of 1850 to 2018 would find itself in a whole new world. Between the construction of dams, Read More…
Young Salmon on the Rise
Salmon spawning in California’s Central Valley appear to be getting younger. We have previously reported on the prevalence of early-maturing Read More…
Fish-friendly Flood-control: Improving Salmon Habitat at…
It’s no secret that most of California’s waterways have been extensively modified to safeguard valuable agricultural lands, public Read More…
Less Muddy Waters: Declining Wind Speed and Turbidity in…
Climate change is affecting the environment in many ways, including raising sea levels, increasing ocean temperatures and acidification, and Read More…