Center for Watershed Sciences Content

California Native Fish in Decline

Andy Fell — September 03, 2024 - 12:02pm

From mighty sturgeon to tiny smelt, California's native fish are in trouble, under pressure from a variety of causes including drought, habitat loss and diversion of water for human uses, and climate change. A new blog post from Professor Andrew Rypel and Distinguished Professor emeritus Peter Moyle at the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Center for Watershed Sciences highlights some examples.

The Salmon Diaries: Life Before and After Klamath Dam Removal

Katherine E Kerlin — July 15, 2024 - 9:00am

From the Klamath River to the lab, to the ear bones of fish, ��ϲʿ��ͼ scientists are helping to answer a big dam question: How will salmon use the river following the world's largest dam removal project?

U.S. Reservoirs Hold Billions of Pounds of Fish

Katherine E Kerlin — April 29, 2024 - 8:57am

U.S. reservoirs hold more than 7 billion pounds of fish, a ��ϲʿ��ͼ study estimates. Properly managed, these existing reservoir ecosystems could help food security and conservation.

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

Malia Reiss — March 26, 2024 - 9:17pm

��ϲʿ��ͼ Law Professor Karrigan Börk's paper proposing a water rights solution won the Morrison Prize, which recognizes the most impactful sustainability-related legal paper in North America.

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

Katherine E Kerlin — January 03, 2024 - 12:50pm

A ��ϲʿ��ͼ study uncovers a symphony of synchrony between kelp forests and the beach food web.

Removing Dams from the Klamath River is a Step Toward Justice for Native Americans

Katherine E Kerlin — July 13, 2023 - 1:20pm

The Klamath River runs over 250 miles (400 kilometers) from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. It flows through the steep, rugged Klamath Mountains, past slopes of redwood, fir, tanoak and madrone, and along pebbled beaches where willows shade the river’s edge. Closer to its mouth at Requa, the trees rising above the river are often blanketed in fog.

Will a Wet Winter End Water Woes?

Andy Fell — March 27, 2023 - 4:17pm

After a series of dry winters in California, the 2022-23 season has brought a series of storms filling reservoirs and piling up the Sierra snowpack. The turnaround led Governor Gavin Newsom to announce the end of some drought-related conservation measures last Friday.

Will Harmful Algal Blooms Finish Off White Sturgeon?

Katherine E Kerlin — November 10, 2022 - 2:29pm

��ϲʿ��ͼ fisheries experts voice concerns and suggestions for how to save white sturgeon after a harmful algal bloom killed hundreds of the fish, an ancient species.

Peter Moyle: Fish by Fish, Bird by Bird

Katherine E Kerlin — August 08, 2022 - 10:00am

Peter Moyle on why he’s still optimistic, even with climate change, despite a career spent recording the decline of fish. For ��ϲʿ��ͼ’ climate anxiety series.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 2: ‘Nature Tells Its Story’

Katherine E Kerlin — October 05, 2021 - 9:45am

A fish can’t talk, but its eyes and ears can. Scientists have discovered that each layer of a fish’s lens reveals a different part of its life history, including what it’s eaten throughout its life. While you’ve probably never heard of fish otoliths, these ear bones tell us not only a fish’s age, but what rivers it has traveled. Understanding this could help wildlife managers know what habitats to protect to help imperiled species.