You Shall Not Pass: Using Selective Barriers to Block Invasive Species
Imagine being on a road trip to visit friends or family, only to find that the road you’re used to traveling has been permanently closed. While humans Read More…
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The Delta’s Most Wanted
Invasive species are not only a nuisance to managers and landowners, they also cause serious problems for native plants and animals. These tenacious trespassers can severely alter Read More…
All Boys Club
Can skewing sex ratios of invasive fish save salmonids? Last year we wrote a Fish Report about a predator-control method being developed by Idaho’s Department of Fish Read More…
Nutria Alert: Save a Wetland, Eat a Swamp Rat
They’ve spread across the globe wreaking havoc through the destruction of levees, drainages, and thousands of acres of marshland. It might sound like the work of aliens Read More…
Crab Wars: The Invasive European Green Crab
San Francisco Bay is considered the most invaded estuary in the world, in part due to its heavy ship traffic that transports species from other places. One Read More…
Common Carp: A Prized Pest?
Our recent quest to determine the most interesting fish in the world revealed that common carp, Cyprinus carpio, are common indeed – especially in the scientific literature, Read More…
Flashback Friday: Invasion of the Aquatic Plants
In honor of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 26 - March 2), we would like to revisit this summary of the invasive plant species threatening the Read More…
The most interesting fish in the world
We recently embarked on a quest to find the most interesting fish in the world. Clearly, what constitutes “interesting” is highly subjective: we asked 20 FISHBIO staff Read More…
River Rat Revival: Return of the Nutria?
What’s smaller than a beaver, but larger than a muskrat, and looks like a mix between the two? The answer is the nutria (Myocastor coypus), a water-loving Read More…
The Great Escape: Risks of Farmed Fish
The Cooke Aquaculture’s Atlantic salmon fish farm made a messy splash in August this year when thousands of farmed salmon broke free off Cypress Island in Puget Read More…