A magistrate judge rejected the agency’s argument that it needed until 2029 to complete an assessment that was due 12...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state is poised to spend a little more than $7 million to get the...
From the Department of Water Resources: Since abundant running water first began flowing through the Sierra Nevada foothills to form the Feather River, fish species like Chinook salmon and steelhead have been migrating up from the Pacific Ocean to spawn....
By Bobby Bascomb, Mongabay A new study links widespread deficiency of vitamin B1, or thiamine, among California Chinook salmon to...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Plans to keep dwindling Kern River rainbow trout populations from dipping into endangered species territory...
This is the fourth year the Winnemem Wintu has co-led the reintroduction of endangered salmon into the river, and they continue to advocate for the creation of a fish passage around Shasta to restore wild salmon runs. From the Winnemem...
Historically, millions of salmon returned to California’s rivers each year. Today, those numbers have plummeted to a fraction of their...
Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor?...
New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to the sea By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz Key takeaways Facilitated migration is a practical, science-backed solution. This paper shows...
Synthesis is central to the Delta Science Program‘s mission, as outlined in the Delta Reform Act, which mandates providing unbiased...
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: Recent results from white sturgeon monitoring surveys by the California Department of Fish...
Under the terms of a settlement agreement, there could soon be new federal protections for the Chinook, the largest of all Pacific salmon. By Monique Merrill In a move environmentalists are hailing as an important victory for Chinook salmon conservation,...
Lack of key vitamin turns fatal for as many as half of salmon offspring. By NOAA Fisheries A vitamin deficiency...
San Joaquin River Restoration Program set a new record for returning adult spring-run Chinook salmon
From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program set a new record this year for...
The Net Pen Project puts hatchery juvenile salmon in river water to decrease straying Approximately 540,000 Sacramento fall-run juvenile salmon spent three weeks growing in large protective net pens in the Tehama-Colusa Canal forebay so that the fish could imprint...