Our Top Stories of 2020
To round out 2020, here’s a look back at our most popular stories of the year. It’s a mix of FISHBIO standards: salmonids, smelt, and the science Read More…
Fish migration
Flashback Friday: Fish in Space
Today's Flashback Friday looks at the importance of where fish are and why we need to know. Fish have to swim – and as a result, most Read More…
Crystal Compass: Chinook may rely on magnetic minerals to navigate
Many animals possess sensory abilities that defy the human imagination. For example, magnetoreception, or the ability to perceive magnetic fields, is a sense found in some mammals, Read More…
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…
Photo Friday: Measuring Up
We don't often install a fish trap on the Stanislaus weir, but when we do it's a great chance to get a close-up look at some migrating Read More…
Counting Herring
FISHBIO fabricators have adapted their weir building skills to suit a new species for our team: herring. We designed a novel custom rigid weir that was portable, Read More…
Fish in Space: Where the fish are, and why we need to know
Fish have to swim – and as a result, most fish are constantly on the move, some displaying very complex migration patterns over the course of their Read More…