Press Coverage

Leadership


https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/new-endowment-will-support-next-generation-water-management-leaders


https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/1/11/23546413/recovering-americas-wildlife-act-congress-2023



USA reservoirs study


https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/us-reservoirs-hold-billions-pounds-fish


https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/229975/us-reservoirs-hold-7-7-billion-of-pounds-of-fish-study-finds/


https://phys.org/news/2024-04-reservoir-aid-food-fisheries.html



Salmon-rice and floodplain work:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs8ruYEmHfg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXO0myf_1FA&t=13s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCc_Ste52-I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVdDQ3Egio


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49qy5p4tJWI&t=49s


https://calricenews.org/2023/05/05/ricelands-salmon-project-update-tv-news-story/


https://reasonstobecheerful.world/california-floodplains-rice-farms-salmon/


https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/california-conservationists-farmers-unite-protect-salmon-2022-02-09/


https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/02/14/ca-saving-salmon-rice-fields/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot


https://www.farmprogress.com/rice/rice-fields-benefit-endangered-salmon


https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2019/06/20/rice-fields-provide-protected-habitat-for-young-salmon/


https://www.agalert.com/story/?id=13847

 

https://www.biographic.com/raised-in-rice-fields/


https://www.napawatersheds.org/news_items/view/12553


https://caltrout.org/regions/central-california-region/the-nigiri-concept


Interview on the Finding Genius Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXO0myf_1FA


https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/12015-how-farmers-fish-and-waterfowl-can-win-in-the-sacramento-valley

 

https://www.wired.com/story/tiny-hungry-fish-fix-rice-global-warming-problem/

 

Moving forward in a dry year, Ingrained Podcast: https://podcast.calrice.org/episode-20-moving-forward-in-a-dry-year/

 

Ocean Bound. Ingrained Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/show/ingrained/episode/s1-e7-ocean-bound-68499757

 

Interview on Armstrong & Getty Radio Show: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ingrained-55238787/episode/s1-e6-helping-salmon-58638037/


https://calricenews.org/2024/03/12/rice-footprint-gaining-traction/



California water:


The importance of streamkeepers: https://www.watereducation.org/western-water/how-volunteer-streamkeepers-influence-water-policy-across-west


Ramping up releases of hatchery smelt: https://mavensnotebook.com/2024/01/29/notebook-feature-ramping-up-releases-of-hatchery-delta-smelt-to-the-wild/


Interview with Bluedot radio on the Klamath River and Big Chico Creek: https://beta.prx.org/stories/466656


Status of reservoirs: https://www.newsweek.com/are-california-reservoirs-getting-too-much-water-after-heavy-rainfall-1788520


Environmental effects of fire retardants: https://www.governing.com/now/more-wildfire-more-retardant-some-question-its-efficacy


Chinook salmon in Putah Creek: https://theaggie.org/2021/12/01/chinook-salmon-run-renewed-in-putah-creek/


Saving green sturgeon: https://www.ucdavis.edu/blog/saving-green-sturgeon


California white sturgeon: https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/scientists-ask-california-to-restrict-sturgeon-fishing/


Rescuing salmon: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-10-12/california-spring-run-chinook-salmon-in-rapid-decline


On deadbeat dams: https://mavensnotebook.com/2023/07/14/uc-davis-discussing-deadbeat-dams-as-klamath-plan-moves-forward/


TV interview on water rights buybacks: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/06/06/ca-water-rights-buyback-proposal/


Interview on water rights: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-29/rice-farmers-water-rights-drought-california


The collapse of delta smelt: https://sacramento.newsreview.com/2021/10/13/extinctions-edge-biologists-continue-to-find-zero-delta-smelt-in-sacramento-san-joaquin-waterways/


https://www.recordnet.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/2021/01/12/cdfw-fall-trawl-survey-yields-no-delta-smelt-third-year/6642023002/


https://californiaglobe.com/articles/petition-to-request-delta-smelt-be-declared-extinct-will-be-filed-with-fish-and-game/


https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article256930082.html


Coverage of Ann Willis thermal regimes paper: https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/dams-ineffective-cold-water-conservation


Salmon kill on the Sacramento River: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sacramento-river-salmon-death-california-spawn-16317095.php


Interview with the Sac Bee on sturgeon poaching: https://www.sacbee.com/news/article258270318.html


Interview with Courthouse News over Vaquita case: https://www.courthousenews.com/us-sued-over-vanishing-vaquita-the-worlds-smallest-porpoise/

 

TV interview on CA drought: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/01/23/drought-threat-lingers-northern-california-hope-for-rain/

 

Interview with PPIC on ageing dams: https://www.ppic.org/blog/making-end-of-life-decisions-on-aging-dams/


https://www.thereporter.com/2021/04/13/lower-putah-creek-salmon-study-extended-through-scwa-approval/

 


Coverage of fish kills papers:


https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/fish-at-risk/


https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/09/20/a-warming-climate-brings-dire-predictions-for-minnesota-fish


https://www.ecodebate.com.br/2022/08/28/climate-change-increases-mass-fish-mortality/


https://news.uark.edu/articles/61741/climate-change-is-increasing-frequency-of-fish-mass-die-offs


https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/bay-area-algae-kills-fish-17405314.php

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/09/global-warming-killing-fish-hurting-sportfishing-industry/1675771001/

 

https://www.wpr.org/study-wisconsin-fish-die-offs-expected-rise-largely-due-climate-changes


https://www.kqed.org/news/11882491/warming-rivers-killing-juvenile-salmon-in-california-imperiling-fish-industry


https://kstp.com/world/warming-rivers-in-us-west-killing-fish-imperiling-industry-2/

 

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/outdoors/article232421192.html

 

https://www.jsonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2019%2F07%2F08%2Ffish-die-offs-expected-rise-exponentially-due-climate-change%2F1676593001%2F&usg=AOvVaw3z6Fb_OoEjim3UhslUXSaT

 

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/algae-bloom-gets-blame-for-fish-kill-in-st-louis-carondelet-park/article_81adc50a-6ba0-5aea-b893-af32f0d0ea7f.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2019-07-fish-die-offs-linked-hotter-summers.html

 

https://stevenspoint.news/2019/07/20/fish-kill-research-could-spell-doom-for-north/


https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2019/fish-die-off-summer.html



Coverage of 'rough fish' paper:


https://thecounter.org/why-do-we-value-some-fish-more-than-others-reconsider-rough-fish/


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/26/drought-endangered-fish-clash-klamath-tribes-oregon-farmers


https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article253562209.html


https://phys.org/news/2021-09-fish-junk-bias-native-species.html


https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/cultural-biases-impact-native-fish-too


https://www.stcroix360.com/2021/10/fish-scientist-with-st-croix-river-roots-seeks-to-restore-respect-for-rough-fish/

 


DEI:


There Is No Climate Justice Without Racial Justice: https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2020/06/12/climate-justice-racial-justice

 

Interview with Inside Climate News on Black Lives Matter: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03062020/george-floyd-racial-justice-police-brutality-environment-climate-activism/



Coverage of eye lens paper:

 

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/salmon-eyes/

 

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/eyes-reveal-life-history-fish

 

https://www.earth.com/news/the-history-of-a-fish-can-be-traced-through-its-eyes/

 

https://theaggie.org/2021/02/19/uc-davis-researchers-use-isotopes-of-fisheye-lenses-to-analyze-fish-diet/

 

https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/ucd/eyes-reveal-life-history-of-fish/

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210128091213.htm


https://caltrout.org/news/field-note-if-you-look-deep-into-the-eyes-of-a-fish-it-will-tell-you-its-life-story

 

 

Coverage of 2019 walleye harvest paper in PNAS:

 

https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/hidden-harvest-uw-madison-study-finds-recreational-fishing-catch-rivals-supermarket-sales-in-wisconsin/article_c2dc249c-f150-55c3-9d14-c4b1506b7255.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2019-11-wisconsin-walleye-recreational-fishing-contributes.html

 

https://www.superiortelegram.com/sports/outdoors/6651463-Hidden-harvest-Study-finds-recreational-fishing-catch-rivals-supermarket-sales-in-Wisconsin

 

 

Coverage of 2018 walleye declines paper in CJFAS:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-smith/2018/05/09/researchers-document-walleye-decline-wisconsin-waters-paul-smith/592611002/

Minnesota Public Radio: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/03/30/wisconsin-walleye-study-shows-something-not-right-decline-numbers

Saint Paul Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-walleye-have-hit-a-wall-study-finds/478706063/

Radio Interview on the Big Wild Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-wild-04-20-18/id1211803580?i=1000410049272

https://phys.org/news/2018-03-walleye-fish-populations-decline.html

 

Bluegill research

 

Two part series covering bluegill research in the Cool Green Science Blog (The Nature Conservancy's conservation science blog):

 

Part 1 on the reproductive biology of bluegills: http://blog.nature.org/science/2015/10/14/big-battles-big-gonads-crazy-bluegill-spawn-fish-fishing/

 

 Part 2 on how our science is aiming to improve conservation management of bluegill and panfish: http://blog.nature.org/science/2015/10/15/why-everything-you-know-bluegill-management-wrong-fish-fisheries-panfish-fishing/

 

Meateater feature on panfish research: https://www.themeateater.com/fish/freshwater/will-new-lower-panfish-bag-limits-mean-bigger-fillets

 

Bluegill research featured in Fall 2015 issue of In-Fisherman magazine.

 

Review of bluegill bag limits study in Fisheries magazine, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2015.1051415#.VZgzwaY3vGd

 

Coverage of the Wisconsin panfish work by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "Bigger Focus Put On Panfish", http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/bigger-focus-put-on-panfish-b99513856z1-306386341.html

 

Coverage of 2015 panfish bag limits study, http://magazine.fishsens.com/study-finds-lower-bag-limits-could-boost-wisconsins-smaller-bluegill.htm

 

 Wisconsin DNR Magazine coverage of panfish research, http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2013/06/panfish.htm

 

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/boatload-of-fish-proposals-highlight-state-conservation-meetings-b99477594z1-299131091.html

 

Panfish and macrophyte connections in Wisconsin, http://www.fishiding.com/recent-fish-habitat-news/back-from-the-brink-how-lake-ellwood-once-doomed-is-being-rescued/

 

Coverage of our panfish "fillet 'em and weigh 'em project to support panfish management in Wisconsin, http://www.apg-wi.com/upnorth/up_north_explorer/columnists/hayward-lakes-area-outdoor-report---march/article_fb7dfc4e-d4f7-5c8d-91ff-0031f1eb36c0.html

 

http://www.outdoornews.com/April-2013/Panfish-focus-continues-at-meetings-across-state/

 

http://wxpr.org/post/panfish-limits-100-lakes-monday-statewide-hearings

 

Virginia Grass Carp study

 

Coverage of grass carp and Hydrilla management in Claytor Lake, http://www.roanoke.com/news/meet-the-gluttons-that-could-save-claytor-lake-from-hydrilla/article_00f797c4-ec8c-554a-9255-a89cbf686597.html

 

http://www.focl.org/programs/hydrilla-management-plan/2012-grass-carp-release/

 

http://ourvalley.org/water-kudzu-attacking-claytor-lake/

 

http://www.southwesttimes.com/2014/09/groups-work-to-plant-native-vegetation-in-claytor-lake/

 

Virginia Public Radio coverage of grass carp work, http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/2011_06_01_archive.html

 

Largemouth Bass climate-growth work

 

Coverage of largemouth bass climate-growth study by fishing outlets, http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/bass-growth-rates.html

 

http://www.co2science.org/articles/V13/N8/B2.php

 

http://www.worldclimatereport.com/index.php/2010/04/05/bassmasters-rejoice-higher-temperatures-mean-bigger-fish/

 

http://muellerstuff.blogspot.com/2010/04/out-of-south.html

 

 http://bassblaster.bassgold.com/global-warming-good-largemouth-bass

 

 

Other coverage


TV interview on status of the world's fishes: https://abc7news.com/extinction-california-world-freshwater-fish-population-international-union-for-conservation-of-nature/14168853/


Diversity-production relationships in fish: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/srs/products/compasslive/appalachian-stream-fish-diversity-more-merrier


Water politics: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article282230423.html


Interview with Vox on freshwater mussels: https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/10/27/23424362/freshwater-mussels-fish-lure-extinction


On the trend in 'microfishing': https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/microfishing-texas-trend/


Press release on Bergmann's rule paper in Am Nat, http://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/JanRypel.html

 

Local coverage of Bergmann's rule paper, http://www.onwisconsinoutdoors.com/InlandFishing/112013Hayward-Lakes-Area-Outdoor-Report-

 

Catfish growth research covered by fishing magazines, http://www.in-fisherman.com/author/drschramm/

 

https://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2676

 

Forest Service release on Appalachian trout work http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/narratives/good-news-trout.shtml

 

Maven’s Notebook Podcast with David Ayers (PhD Student in the Rypel Lab) on his PhD research: https://mavensnotebook.com/2020/09/27/science-in-short-how-fish-interact-with-wetland-topography/

 

Mussel mania! – Coverage of mussel research in the Natural Inquirer (A Middle School Science Magazine): http://www.naturalinquirer.org/How-Streamflow-Affects-Freshwater-Mussels-Over-Long-Periods-of-Time-a-165.html

 

PCBs research featured on the EPA website, http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/news/oct10.cfm

 

Freshwater drum research featured in In-Fisherman magazine, http://www.in-fisherman.com/content/good-times-drummin/2

 

Riverine bass work highlighted by The Lagniappe, http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/pdfs/lagniappe/2007/10-01-2007.pdf