Scholar Spotlight: Nerea Lezama Ochoa
https://global.ucsc.edu/news-events/news/scholar-nerea-lezama-ochoa.html
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In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon of California’s Central Valley are the ultimate survivors. They are among the few salmon that survive in those difficult years and return to spawning rivers to keep their populations alive.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/224/21/JEB237420/272598/Tuna-keep-their-cool-during-heatwaves
https://ucscsciencenotes.com/feature/swimming-upstream/
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/2021-california-current-ecosystem-survey
The Sacramento River system is home to the only winter-run Chinook salmon in the world. This unique population is cut off from its historical spawning and rearing habitat, and faces many other threats, but efforts are underway to help it recover.
Watch this NOAA Fisheries video, discussing the work of FCP’s Central Valley Salmon team, to learn more.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/09/fisheries-awards.html
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Overlooking capacity of large females may lead to overharvest.