In this exciting episode of the show we sit down with UC Davis Ecologist Carson Jeffres and learn about a new fish rearing program that merges agriculture with fisheries science in innovative and amazing ways. We also learn about subduction zones and how they play a role in sustaining a diverse fishery ecosystem. All fish are the same age. The ones on the left were raised in a hatchery. The fish on the right were raised in a rice field floodplain. Rice field netted off as rearing habitat for baby salmon.
In this exciting episode of the show we sit down with UC Davis Ecologist Carson Jeffres and learn about a new fish rearing program that merges agriculture with fisheries science in innovative and amazing ways. We also learn about subduction zones and how they play a role in sustaining a diverse fishery ecosystem. All fish are the same age. The ones on the left were raised in a hatchery. The fish on the right were raised in a rice field floodplain. Rice field netted off as rearing habitat for baby salmon.
Ecologist @ UC Davis
Carson is Research Ecologist with Center for Watershed Sciences out of UC Davis. His research focuses on food webs - specifically how native fish utilize and benefit from restored habitats. He is currently working on the floodplains of the Central Valley looking at detritial food webs and salmon growth.
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Nick hosted the The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Chad Alderson from 2016 to 2020. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s most elite anglers, Nick is an expert fly fisherman.
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