Jason Baumsteiger is a Center for Watershed Sciences post-doctoral research fellow with Drs. Peter Moyle and Mike Miller. Peter Moyle is a U.C. Davis professor emeritus of fish biology and an associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jason-baumsteiger/rss en Environment & Wildlife Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Jason Baumsteiger https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/01/28/why-should-you-care-about-native-freshwater-fish https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/01/28/why-should-you-care-about-native-freshwater-fish For species like salmon and trout, the benefits to humans are straightforward. But what of the many less charismatic species that naturally occur in California? Do they matter? New research suggests they do. Here’s why.