In today’s Flashback Friday, we explore how and why non-native fishes were introduced into California's freshwater waterways. Once the introduction of non-native fishes began in California, both for food and
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Given their abundance on every continent except Antarctica, it’s hard to imagine a time when black bass (Micropterus species) faced extinction. However, in the early 20th century,
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Today’s Film Friday is a video we made to highlight our mark-recapture study evaluating non-native fish populations on the San Joaquin River.
Do you recognize this fish? Today's Photo Friday features Carassius auratus – more commonly known as the goldfish! Thanks to some well-meaning, if ill-directed, pet owners, many
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Well-meaning pet owners (or parents of pet owners) may think they are doing aquarium fish a favor by "liberating" them into the wild. But as we describe
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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
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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
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As we described in last week's Fish Report, California has a long history of introducing non-native fishes into its waters. But not all of those introductions were
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What is this gelatinous, slippery blob that a homeowner recently pulled out of Lake Tulloch, California? Spend enough time in nature and you are likely to encounter
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While Lake Tahoe is famous for its clear blue waters, the ecosystem of the lake is far from untouched or pristine. Stocking and unintended introductions of non-native
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