In science news this week: Open for Spawning: Monitoring the Salinas River:  “Formed by the confluence of the San Antonio, Nacimiento, and Arroyo Seco rivers, the 172-mile-long Salinas is the largest river on California’s Central Coast, and it supports a small run of threatened steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The status of this South Central California Coast Distinct Population Segment (SCCC DPS)  is of interest to both researchers and managers, and since 2011, FISHBIO has annually installed and managed a Vaki Riverwatcher-equipped … Continue reading SCIENCE NEWS: Monitoring the Salinas River; The differing diets of wild and hatchery salmon; Using big data analytics to enhance conservation efforts; and more …