Help Needed for Scotts Creek Coho in Wake of Fire
On California’s Central Coast, the CZU Lightning Complex fire has transformed the normally foggy forests of the region into a smoldering landscape of ash and debris. Ignited Read More…
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Underutilized and Underrated: The Artisanal Fishermen of Monterey Bay
[caption id="attachment_54508" align="alignleft" width="1322"] Madisyn Pyorre on an Alaskan salmon boat[/caption] I come from a small coastal town in northern California, where someone in every family usually Read More…
Heart of Santa Cruz: Updates from the State of the San Lorenzo Symposium
In the shade of the redwoods, a mere stone’s throw away from Lompico Creek, interested citizens, agencies, and organizations gathered on February 29, 2020, for the State Read More…
New Colleagues Welcomed in Santa Cruz
FISHBIO has extensive experience in performing fish rescues, which often require our biologists and technicians to go to great lengths (or great depths) to recover fish that Read More…
Coastal Conference: The Upcoming 38th Salmonid Restoration Federation Meeting in Santa Cruz
Tumbling their way through the redwoods, the streams of California’s Central Coast provide valuable habitat for those salmon and trout tenacious enough to contend with seasonal lagoons, Read More…
Bird Bonanza: Sooty Shearwater Migration
Mid-summer to mid-fall is a time when our Santa Cruz office and the rest of the Monterey Bay witnesses the arrival of thousands of international visitors. These Read More…
State of the San Lorenzo Marks 40 Years of Santa Cruz Conservation
Flowing directly through the heart of Santa Cruz, California, the San Lorenzo River serves as a vital water source for people, fish, and numerous other animals and Read More…
Learning to Fly Fish on the San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Park in the city of Santa Cruz was recently flooded with fly fishing aficionados and novices alike during the 3rd annual Día de Pescar Fly Read More…
STEPping Out: Using Salmon as a Teaching Tool
When it comes to teaching young students complicated ecological concepts, such as life cycles, food webs, and evolutionary adaptations, salmon make an ideal teaching tool. These remarkable Read More…
Springing from Karst
Water can enter a river in a number of ways: melting from a mountaintop, falling from the sky, or bubbling up from the ground. In California’s Central Read More…