Better than Expected: The 2019 Salmon Season
It’s time for our yearly review of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries – and this year has a surprisingly positive twist. Read More…
Sacramento River
Warm It Up: Balancing the Needs of Sturgeon, Salmon, and Humans
The historic Sacramento River once flowed unobstructed from rocky Sierra Nevada headwaters to expansive Delta wetlands, providing a diversity of interconnected aquatic habitats. Fish species evolved Read More…
Flashback Friday: Winter-Run Salmon and Temperature
In today's Flashback Friday, we explore the delicate dance required to keep water cool enough for winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River. These endangered fish are Read More…
Hot and Cold: Dialing in on Temperatures for Winter-Run Salmon
Of the four runs of Chinook salmon that inhabit the Central Valley, winter-run historically had the most daunting journey to reach their spawning grounds. These cold-loving fish Read More…
Diets of Baby Giants: Feeding Habits of Larval Green Sturgeon
For little larval fish, access to high-quality prey is the key to growing quickly, and growing quickly is the key to survival. Baby fish rely on eating Read More…
Fish for Food: A History of Non-Native Fish Stocking in California
Fish make good food – that’s arguably the main reason humans have concerned themselves with catching, raising, or stocking fishes since time immemorial. From this focus on Read More…
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…
Poor Returns: The 2017 Salmon Season
Every year, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) publishes a report on the previous year’s salmon fisheries along the West Coast. The report details harvest totals and Read More…
A Winter-run Reboot in Battle Creek
Sometimes you don’t want to be listed in the “Top Ten,” especially when it comes to endangered species. A report published last year by NOAA Fisheries (2017) Read More…
Winter-Run Critical Habitat Conundrum
Just when you think you’ve got a species figured out, sometimes they show up where they’re “not supposed to be” and make you reconsider. This recently happened Read More…