A fresh approach to fisheries science.

FISHBIO is a fisheries and environmental consulting company dedicated to advancing the research, monitoring, and conservation of fishes around the world and addressing challenges in natural resource management.

Our Services

Research

Monitoring

Conservation

Fabrication

Communication

Our Locations

North America

From our offices in California, we support long-term fisheries projects from the Central Valley to the Central Coast, and provide services across the United States and Canada.

Central America

Focused on Costa Rica, our projects include marine and freshwater research, community-based fisheries management and conservation, and an ecotourism initiative on the Osa Peninsula.

Southeast Asia

Our projects throughout the Lower Mekong Basin span freshwater fisheries monitoring, community-based fisheries management and conservation, capacity building, and communication.

Our Technology

Fish Lab

Aquariums and tanks for fish and equipment studies

Imaging

ARIS/DIDSON, Riverwatcher, Smolt Spy, drones, and custom cameras

Molecular

Sample collection for genetic studies, eDNA species detection

Tracking

Acoustic tracking, PIT tags, and custom antennas

Trapping

Fyke traps, rotary screw traps, fish weirs, and electrofishing

Our News

Fish Report

Our weekly email newsletter highlights stories of recent research and curates the latest fisheries news.

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Multimedia

Dive into our work through our collection of professionally produced videos and mini documentaries.

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Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles based on FISHBIO’s fisheries research, long-term monitoring, and conservation projects.

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Blog

Molecular Marvel: eDNA in Fisheries Science

Humans have developed an untold number of ways to catch fish, but no matter how many traps, electrofishers, snorkel surveys, and even good ol’ fashioned fishing poles a fisheries biologist may employ, these sampling methods never guarantee the capture of every individual. This can make it difficult to obtain a complete assessment of a fish community. But while fish may evade fykes, hooks, and nets, they still leave telltale traces in the environment in the form of DNA.

Since 2022, biologists from FISHBIO have been working with local partners to conduct the first-ever acoustic telemetry study of fish migration in the Cambodian Mekong. In May 2023, FISHBIO biologists, along with project partners, tagged hundreds of fish and conducted repairs to the acoustic system.