Flashback Friday: Winter-Run Salmon and Temperature
In today's Flashback Friday, we explore the delicate dance required to keep water cool enough for winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River. These endangered fish are Read More…
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Fish lost and found: Lahontan cutthroat trout
The story of Lahontan cutthroat trout is one of loss and redemption. These fish are endemic to rivers, lakes, and streams in northern Nevada, eastern California, and Read More…
Flashback Friday: Technology and Taimen
World Wildlife Day is coming up this weekend, so today's Flashback Friday features a truly unique wildlife species: taimen, the world's largest salmon. Technology is helping to Read More…
Decisions, Decisions: New Tools for Endangered Species Recovery
When scientists and managers are tasked with protecting endangered species and natural resources, they first have to decide what should be done to improve conditions for those Read More…
Here Be Giants
California is home of “the Giants,” and not just on the baseball field. One of the most imposing fish on the Pacific coast, the giant sea bass Read More…
Endangered Species in the Spotlight
At FISHBIO, we’re big fans of building (slightly) larger-than-life fish puppets to parade at the Butte Environmental Council’s annual Endangered Species Faire. Our truly giant Mekong Giant Read More…
Rainbow Trout: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Few species have captured the attention of anglers, aquaculturists, and researchers quite like the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. We recently discovered that more has been written about Read More…
Not Your Average Pond
With the dog days of summer quickly approaching and temperatures rising across the state, our heavy winter rains might seem like a distant dream. Just as ephemeral Read More…
California’s Growing Marijuana Issue
It just takes a Google Earth tour to spot the rise of marijuana growing in California. Navigate through aerial imagery of Humboldt County forests, and patches of Read More…
Film Friday: Endangered Fishes on Parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMPiyiCObyE In honor of tomorrow's Endangered Species Faire hosted by the Butte Environmental Council in Chico, California, today's Film Friday features the larger-than-life Mekong Giant catfish we Read More…