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Nigri Project Supports Salmon Recovery and Agriculture

Nigri Project Supports Salmon Recovery and Agriculture

Raising salmon in Yolo County;s rice fields. This will be the fifth year that the Nigri Project Supports Salmon Recovery and Agriculture

Press Release from UC Davis News

By Kat Kerlin

An annual experiment to “plant” salmon in Yolo County rice fields aims to better explain how floodplains support strong salmon populations. Dubbed the “Nigiri Project” for its sushi-like marriage of fish and rice,…

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You May Be Eating Plastic With Your Fish

You May Be Eating Plastic With Your Fish

The particular type of man-made debris varies, but tests in California & Indonesia both the same percentage of waste. You may be  eating plastic with your fish

Originally Published on UC Davis News

By Kat Kerlin

Roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from fish markets in California and Indonesia contained man-made debris — plastic or fibrous material — in their guts, according to a study from the…

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We Are The Biggest Threat To Mountain Lions

We Are The Biggest Threat To Mountain Lions

A 13-year-UC Davis-study of mortality & survival in the mountains of Southern California confirms that we are the biggest threat to Mountain Lions

From UC Davis News

By Kat Kerlin

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, combined genetic and demographic data to determine that even though hunting mountain lions is prohibited in California, humans caused more than half the known deaths of…

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Nanomaterials In Sunscreens And Boats Leave Marine Life Vulnerable

Nanomaterials In Sunscreens And Boats Leave Marine Life Vulnerable

Originally Published on UC Davis News 

By Kat Kerlin

Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom paints are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The authors said this could pose a risk to coastal, marine and freshwater environments.

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Moving Levees Can Increase Groundwater Supply

Moving Levees Can Increase Groundwater Supply

Originally Published by UC Davis

By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News Service

Strange as it sounds, flood control can be part of the solution to managing California’s droughts. University of California scientists have shown that making more room for floodwaters can improve the state’s groundwater supplies and fisheries.

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Condors with Greater Independence have Higher Lead Levels

Condors with Greater Independence have Higher Lead Levels

Originally Published on UC Davis News

By Kat Kerlin

As California condors return from the brink of extinction, the threat of lead poisoning persists, particularly for older, more independent condors, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.

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