The two buildings with approximately 21,000 square feet of animal-holding space are located along the south fork of Putah Creek. Several, large circular fish rearing tanks are available to hold larger fish (e.g., strugeon).

Current projects:

Effects of environmental stressors on salmonids; Effects of diseases on captive and wild populations of fish; Sacramento perch restoration physiology; Green sturgeon physiological ecology; Juvenile-fish-compatible fish-screen development; Measuring stress in salvaged fish; Sacramento splittail biomarkers; Medaka endocrine disruption; Nutrient requirements of sturgeon, splittail, and striped bass; Selenium toxicity in sturgeon and splittail; Predator-prey freshwater ecology; Experimental study of interactions between invasive shrimp and fish; Apparent sex-reversal of male Chinook salmon; White and green sturgeons: Organic selenium toxicity and maternal transfer, Sex differentiation and gametogenesis, Captive breeding, and Temperature tolerance of embryos and larvae. 

Currently, these projects include 41 researchers, 36 undergraduate, and 38 graduate students.