The Salmon Struggle for Survival out of the San Joaquin River
Much like old-timer tales of walking to school uphill both ways, it can seem like Chinook salmon in the Central Valley have to swim uphill both ways Read More…
Delta
How Do We Deflect Delta Invasions?
Quick! You’ve spotted a potentially invasive species in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta—who do you tell? The answer is surprisingly unclear, given the serious threat that non-native Read More…
A Decade of Delta Research on Juvenile Salmon
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is unique among large West Coast estuaries in that it supports four distinct runs of Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) as well as Read More…
The ecology of non-native fishes in the San Joaquin River
Very few juvenile salmon survive the harrowing journey through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the ocean. While scientists and managers have long been concerned by these Read More…
Peer Review for the California WaterFix
Winter storms have dumped copious amounts of precipitation over much of California in the last month, causing several reservoirs to operate under flood control conditions. Recent events, Read More…
Fish numbers in San Francisco Bay Delta remain low
February 2 is World Wetlands Day, a chance to raise awareness about the importance and value of wetlands. Unfortunately, the results from the 2013 California Department of Read More…
The Delta: California’s big bass lake
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was recently awarded a spot among the top ten best black bass fishing locations in the United States -- but given that black Read More…
Surviving the south Delta
One of the most intensive fishery studies ever conducted in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta culminated in 2011. The twelve-year study, known as the Vernalis Adaptive Management Program Read More…
King tides: a preview of sea level rise
Water surged over roadways and spilled onto sidewalks along the coast last week as California witnessed a king tide event, or the highest (and lowest) tides of Read More…
Bi-colored chinook salmon
During almost 20 years of fish research, we have encountered a lot of interesting looking fish species, odd behaviors, and have observed a variety of injuries, such Read More…