Monday, August 13, 2018Thursday, August 9, 2018

Fish-friendly Flood-control: Improving Salmon Habitat at Sacramento Levees

It’s no secret that most of California’s waterways have been extensively modified to safeguard valuable agricultural lands, public infrastructure, and private property. In the Sacramento Valley, the Read More…

Friday, June 29, 2018Friday, June 15, 2018

Film Friday: Pikeminnow Derby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8utFXTEjUg&t= We know some of you might be gearing up for fishing over the holiday next week, so today's Film Friday features a Pikeminnow Derby held last Read More…

Monday, June 25, 2018Thursday, June 21, 2018

Large Salmon Getting Smaller, Old Salmon Getting Younger

Those who fished for salmon decades ago often lament the bygone “good old days” of abundant, large fish. As it turns out, there is some truth to Read More…

Monday, May 28, 2018Friday, May 25, 2018

Sheephead, Sea Urchins & Kelp: A Dynamic Food Chain

In ocean food webs, many organisms directly and indirectly rely on each other to bring balance to the surrounding environment. Food webs in ecosystems like kelp forests Read More…

Monday, January 29, 2018Monday, January 29, 2018

Birds of a Feather Prey Together

Fish are food for a wide array of species in rivers and lakes. As noted in our testimony before members of Congress, predation by nonnative fishes is Read More…

Monday, July 10, 2017Friday, July 7, 2017

Fishing for Pikeminnow: A Native Predator Removal Derby

Predation is a normal component of a healthy ecosystem, and in California’s rivers, Chinook salmon evolved alongside a suite of native predators that include birds, mammals, and Read More…

Monday, June 26, 2017Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Acoustic Fish Tags Document Predation

Not only can predatory fish take a bite out of salmon populations, they can also mess with studies of fish survival. Tagging and tracking fish with acoustic Read More…

Monday, May 8, 2017Friday, June 16, 2017

Lionfish: Aquarium Fish Turned Marine Menace

With the ocean facing many challenges, from pollution to declining fisheries to climate change, some issues inevitably go overlooked until their ripple effects become too large to Read More…

Monday, April 10, 2017Thursday, June 8, 2017

The ecology of non-native fishes in the San Joaquin River

Very few juvenile salmon survive the harrowing journey through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the ocean. While scientists and managers have long been concerned by these Read More…

Friday, March 31, 2017Thursday, February 23, 2017

Flashback Friday: Supersharks

In honor of April Fool's Day tomorrow, we wanted to share our spoofy take on salmon predator control. While we thought our tongue-in-cheek tone and use of Read More…