Monday, August 23, 2021Thursday, August 19, 2021

Take My Breath Away – Salmon Parasite is First Known Animal That Doesn’t Need Oxygen

From the largest fish to the tiniest insects, every animal on Earth is aerobic, meaning it requires oxygen to survive. At least, this was assumed to be Read More…

Monday, August 16, 2021Sunday, August 15, 2021

Hungry, Hungry Herons: Understanding Avian Predation of Salmon Smolts

Juvenile salmon smolts migrating to the ocean are a dietary staple for everything from fishes to mammals to birds. Such predation affects how many salmon survive their Read More…

Monday, October 5, 2020Thursday, October 1, 2020

How Coho Cope with Drought: Studying Summer Sanctuaries

Dry summers are a hallmark of Mediterranean climates, and animals in such regions have adapted to tolerate and even take advantage of this seasonal pattern. However, from Read More…

Wednesday, September 2, 2020Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Help Needed for Scotts Creek Coho in Wake of Fire

On California’s Central Coast, the CZU Lightning Complex fire has transformed the normally foggy forests of the region into a smoldering landscape of ash and debris. Ignited Read More…

Monday, July 13, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

Coho Climate Challenge: Identifying At-risk Populations

A wealth of data about the past can make it easier to predict the future. Biologists studying economically valuable salmon often have the advantage of working with Read More…

Monday, January 20, 2020Friday, January 17, 2020

Coastal Conference: The Upcoming 38th Salmonid Restoration Federation Meeting in Santa Cruz

Tumbling their way through the redwoods, the streams of California’s Central Coast provide valuable habitat for those salmon and trout tenacious enough to contend with seasonal lagoons, Read More…

Monday, August 12, 2019Wednesday, August 7, 2019

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 consequence of a changing climate has remained more invisible: Read More…

Monday, January 22, 2018Friday, January 19, 2018

Restoration for Recharge: Reconnecting Surface and Groundwater

Overdrawing groundwater can not only cause the ground to sink, it can also lead to a river or lake disappearing. In most rivers and lakes, the water Read More…

Monday, September 18, 2017Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Warm Blob

Sometimes a warm welcome is not a good thing. The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) recently released information on the 2017 ocean conditions that greeted out-migrating juvenile Read More…

Wednesday, June 12, 2013Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Going coastal

When embarking on a new project, it’s often wise to learn from the experience of others. That’s why FISHBIO staff recently headed north among the trees of Read More…