Friday, April 2, 2021Monday, March 29, 2021

Improving Salmon Habitat At Sacramento Levees — Flashback Friday

In today's Flashback Friday, we review the effects of bank modification on salmon fry and smolts in California's waterways. It’s no secret that most of California’s waterways Read More…

Friday, February 26, 2021Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Winter-Run Critical Habitat Conundrum – Flashback Friday

In today’s Flashback Friday, we explore the driving factors creating diversity within the winter-run Chinook salmon populations in the Sacramento River. Just when you think you’ve got a Read More…

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Thursday, June 11, 2020

Rolling out the Un-Welcome Mat

Over the years we have spent a lot of effort helping fish to spawn on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, yet occasionally a project comes along Read More…

Monday, May 11, 2020Friday, May 8, 2020

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…

Monday, September 30, 2019Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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…

Friday, August 16, 2019Sunday, January 6, 2019

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…

Monday, July 15, 2019Thursday, July 11, 2019

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…

Monday, February 11, 2019Friday, February 8, 2019

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…

Monday, September 3, 2018Friday, August 31, 2018

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…

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…