Monday, June 22, 2020Thursday, June 18, 2020

No Smelt, SHERLOCK – Rapid Genetic Tools to ID Fish in the Field

The white lab coats, sterile gloves, and meticulously controlled laboratories typically associated with genetic research are a far cry from the muddy, dusty, and utterly uncontrolled world Read More…

Monday, March 2, 2020Friday, February 28, 2020

Don’t Be Salty: Operating the Suisun Marsh Tidal Gates to Benefit Delta Smelt

As delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) continue to decline throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with recent population estimates numbering in the low thousands, novel approaches are being implemented Read More…

Monday, December 16, 2019Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Too Hot for Company: Warm Temperatures Break up Smelt Shoals

For little fish on the menu of countless hungry predators, staying alive often means seeking refuge in the company of their own kind. When prey species form Read More…

Monday, March 4, 2019Friday, March 1, 2019

Fish Food for Food Fish: More California Fish Introductions

Once the introduction of non-native fishes began in California, both for food and for sport, it didn’t take long for managers to decide they needed to augment Read More…

Monday, October 8, 2018Friday, October 5, 2018

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. However, the complicated geography Read More…

Monday, August 6, 2018Friday, August 3, 2018

Less Muddy Waters: Declining Wind Speed and Turbidity in the Delta

Climate change is affecting the environment in many ways, including raising sea levels, increasing ocean temperatures and acidification, and increasing air temperatures. But less well known is Read More…

Wednesday, July 18, 2018Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Spotting Patterns in Fish Freckles

Some researchers spend so much time with the species they study that they eventually begin to recognize individual animals by their physical traits or unique “personality” quirks. Read More…

Monday, July 17, 2017Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Hatchery Delta Smelt: Hope for the Species?

The beleaguered delta smelt continues to decline in California, leading some experts to believe it will soon be extinct in the wild. Meanwhile, scientists have successfully cultured Read More…

Monday, March 6, 2017Sunday, March 5, 2017

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…

Monday, November 21, 2016Friday, November 18, 2016

A Happy Accident: Restoration at Liberty Island

Habitat restoration is a big undertaking in California’s highly modified Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with many projects taking years, if not decades, to plan and implement before seeing Read More…