UCSC researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell
In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the thousands of acres it charred were multiple coastal watersheds from …
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Scientists Created a Cyborg Fish Powered by Beating Human Heart Cells
The term cyborg conjures up images from Star Trek, RoboCop, and even The Six Million Dollar Man, and while we might get there someday, our first attempts …
Researchers seeking ‘black box’ to salmon survival
With some populations of Northwest salmon in peril, a team of scientists is launching an international expedition into the remote Pacific Ocean, where they hope …
Scotland hopes to save wild salmon by planting millions of trees next to rivers
Millions of trees are being planted beside Scotland’s remotest rivers and streams to protect wild salmon from the worst effects of climate heating. Fisheries have …
Study shows Snake River steelhead anglers more likely to catch hatchery than wild fish
A two-year study showed Idaho’s wild steelhead are caught by anglers less often than hatchery fish and survive at a very high rate after being …
Catch Cash! Save Salmon!
You can help save salmon and get paid to do it by going fishing! The Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program is paying anglers again for …
Photographer recalls documenting record brown trout
“There has been a lot of speculation about Collin’s fish, much of it absurd.” Photographer Gregg Patterson of Little Rock, sets the record straight on …
Army Corps investigates 30 steelhead found dead near an Idaho dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing its investigation into the deaths of around 30 steelhead trout near Idaho’s Dworshak Dam on the North …
Bighorn River in good shape
The Bighorn River’s fishery seems to have reached a Dr. Seuss-like equilibrium – there are big fish, small fish, brown trout, and rainbow trout. “The …
Nearly extinct salmon spawn in the Bay Area for the first time in years
The heavy rains of December and January have brought endangered coho salmon up into the small tributaries of the San Geronimo Valley for the first …