Earlier this month, news of the 2025 commercial salmon fishery closure off the coast of California was announced for an unprecedented third consecutive year. Although the results of last year’s salmon season – or lack thereof – seem bleak, FISHBIO has taken the opportunity to crunch the numbers and examine key findings from previous years’ salmon abundance projections, estimated escapement, and harvest values to help understand how salmon populations are faring across the Central Valley in response to fishery management decisions.
This Flashback Friday, get to know which birds frequent one of our rotary screw trap sites, and how to identify them! Back in February of this year, our field technicians […]
All life requires water to survive – in fact, humans, fish, and plants are all mostly made up of water with 60%, 80%, and 95% water content in their bodies, respectively. Changes in these concentrations can disrupt the delicate balance between water and substances (like ions or salts) that are necessary for cells to function. On our blue planet where water is abundant, maintaining this ideal balance seems relatively easy, but not all water is created equal. Fish developed many unique physiological approaches to make saltwater, freshwater, or a combination of the two, their homes.
