Fate and Chance Encounters: Mark-Recapture Studies in an Open Fish Population
Reeling in a behemoth is a chance encounter with a formidable fish, and your decision whether to keep or release your catch seals the fish’s fate. If Read More…
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Challenges of Forecasting Salmon Abundance Amid Drought and El Niño
Each February, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) breaks out a crystal ball of mathematical models to predict salmon abundance on the West Coast. The Salmon Technical Read More…
Chinook Salmon Abundance: 2014 Review and 2015 Preview
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) releases two key documents each February related to salmon abundance: a Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries, which evaluates the status of 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…
Chinook salmon escapement preview
Across the West Coast, fall-run Chinook salmon migration is wrapping up and abundance estimates are being calculated. Most salmon abundance counts are calculated using carcass surveys to Read More…
Big fish have big appetites
This striped bass was captured during seasonal fish abundance monitoring in a Central Valley tributary, and it's not the first one we've captured in this condition over Read More…