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Unlocking how juvenile Chinook salmon swim in California rivers

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Rusty C. Holleman, Nann A. Fangue, Edward S. Gross, Michael J. Thomas, and Andrew L. Rypel Despite years of study and thousands of research projects, some aspects of the biology of Chinook salmon remain altogether mysterious. One enduring question … Continue reading →

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The Putah Creek Fish Kill: Learning from a Local Disaster

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Alex Rabidoux, Max Stevenson, Peter B. Moyle, Mackenzie C. Miner, Lauren G. Hitt, Dennis E. Cocherell, Nann A. Fangue, and Andrew L. Rypel Putah Creek is a small stream located in the Central Valley that has been extensively modified … Continue reading →

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Rice & salmon, what a match!

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By: Andrew L. Rypel, Derrick J. Alcott, Paul Buttner, Alex Wampler, Jordan Colby, Parsa Saffarinia, Nann Fangue and Carson A. Jeffres Long-time followers of this blog may have tracked the evolution of our salmon-rice work for some time. The work … Continue reading →

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Science of an underdog: the improbable comeback of spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Andrew Rypel

By Andrew L. Rypel, Gabriel Singer, and Nann A. Fangue “You can’t design a worse evolutionary strategy for the Anthropocene” There are many variants on this quote, and we’ve heard them often in reference to the status of native fishes … Continue reading →

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New insights into Putah Creek salmon

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Andrew Rypel

by Malte Willmes, Anna Steel, Levi Lewis, Peter B. Moyle, and Andrew L. Rypel It’s November 2016, and we’re out in canoes on Putah Creek as part of the annual salmon survey. Just as we navigate our watercraft through a … Continue reading →

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Fish are born free, but are everywhere in cages this spring

Posted on April 28, 2019 by jaylund

by Carson Jeffres, Eric Holmes, and Andrew Rypel State, federal, and local governments, water users, and the public are all concerned with the survival of salmon.   Over decades, and especially recent years, most salmon runs have severely declined in California. … Continue reading →

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A salmon success story during the California drought

Posted on January 20, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Looking back on 2014, it’s hard not to feel despair for California salmon. With drought-stricken rivers running dangerously warm and slow for spring migration, the government was giving millions of young hatchery salmon a lift to the Pacific by truck … Continue reading →

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Yurok stewardship of Klamath’s Blue Creek bodes well for fish

Posted on March 6, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle Last summer I had the privilege of camping overnight with members of the Yurok Tribe and Western Rivers Conservancy on Blue Creek, one of California’s loveliest streams and an important cold-water refuge for migrating salmon and steelhead. … Continue reading →

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When Good Fish Make Bad Decisions

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Carson Jeffres, Staff Research Associate, Center for Watershed Sciences Restoration of degraded habitat is generally considered to be a no-brainer.  But, what if by “restoring” the habitat, you inadvertently create a habitat that causes either the target species or other … Continue reading →

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Wanted: An integrated strategy for recovery of Central Valley salmon

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Jacob Katz, Ph.D. Candidate, Center for Watershed Sciences Peter Moyle, Professor of Fish Biology, University of California – Davis Historically, the rivers of the Central Valley had seasonally variable stream flows and diverse habitats.  Rivers tended to flood in winter, … Continue reading →

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