Fall Traditions: The Stanislaus Salmon Festival
Fall is in full swing, and so is the fall-run Chinook salmon migration in the Central Valley. As is our fall tradition, we’ve installed fish counting weirs Read More…
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Film Friday: A Study on Pulse Flows
https://youtu.be/kRUU1PIZAec FISHBIO's first scientific publication looked at the factors that influence the timing and size of a salmon migration. This included examining the role of pulse flows, Read More…
Preparing for the Spectacle of Spawning
The end of a quiet and restful summer quickly becomes a hustle and bustle at our FISHBIO shop in Oakdale during the fall season. Not only is Read More…
Film Friday: Marking Salmon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlOLpBA0UU8 Juvenile salmon outmigration season is underway! As the young fish make their way through the rivers and out towards the ocean, we monitor their population with Read More…
Film Friday: The Disappearing Salmon Carcass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMJb1xOi2Xo&t It's salmon migration season! And that means it's also the season of dead salmon. In today's Film Friday, some furry critters interfere with our attempt to Read More…
Fall pulse flows prompt limited response from salmon – New Publication
It’s no secret that salmon need water, but just how much water brings them the most benefit and when is often a subject of debate. A new Read More…
Off the charts
Migrating salmon make drawing graphs much more fun. At least, that’s our hope when we share the weekly salmon counts from the Stanislaus River with several classrooms Read More…
Salmon Navigate Home by Earth’s Magnetic Field
The epic migrations of salmon have long been a subject of mystery and amazement. What directs these animals’ journeys across great stretches of ocean, pulling them back Read More…
Not the fall migration you’re thinking of…
Today is the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere, and so it only seems appropriate to mention migration. Whether by birds, insects or fish, migration Read More…