Fishbio

Fishbio is a corporate entity registered in SAM.gov that specializes in environmental consulting and scientific research, particularly focusing on aquatic ecosystem monitoring and fish population studies. Based in Oakdale, California, the company provides technical services to federal agencies, with a primary emphasis on fisheries research and environmental assessment. The firm primarily serves federal agencies through contract and grant awards, demonstrating expertise in ecological monitoring, biological sampling, and environmental data collection.

Through federal contract awards, Fishbio has primarily worked with the Bureau of Reclamation on specialized fish monitoring projects in California's river systems. The company has been awarded two significant contracts, both set aside for small businesses, totaling approximately $5.25 million. These contracts specifically focus on monitoring adult anadromous O. mykiss (steelhead) populations in the Lower San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers. The work involves operating trapping equipment, collecting biological samples, analyzing environmental factors, estimating annual fish escapement, and documenting migration timing. Both contracts are structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders, with the most recent contract extending through August 2028 and having a ceiling value of $3,636,600.

In the realm of federal grant awards, Fishbio has secured at least one grant from the DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8, focusing on scientific research related to Pacific lamprey populations. The current grant, valued at an unspecified amount and running from January 2025 to May 2026, aims to develop sophisticated monitoring techniques for juvenile Pacific lamprey. The project involves identifying appropriate marking methods, performing multiple releases of marked juveniles under varying flow conditions, and evaluating the relationship between trap efficiency and environmental factors. The grant's objectives include creating a methodology for estimating lamprey populations that could potentially be incorporated into existing salmonid monitoring programs, with planned deliverables including presentations to managers and a manuscript suitable for peer-reviewed publication.