Endangered Species Act review says salmon species still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change. By NOAA Fisheries Although...
From NOAA Fisheries: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found that salmon migration timing is...
Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and University of California Santa Cruz will tag several groups of juvenile salmon in the Sacramento River system. The tags will...
By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon grow strong where water slows down and weaves across floodplains, with lush vegetation that provides...
This article has been updated to reflect feedback from the study’s authors. Wetlands an ‘important battle partner’ in managing sea...
Written by Robin Meadows for Maven’s Notebook The Mokelumne River is on the modest side, running 95 miles from the Sierra Nevada and accounting for less than 3% of flows into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. But the river’s impact...
By the Department of Fish & Wildlife: Under cover of darkness and with a series of cold, late-winter storms building,...
By CDFW News Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, the...
DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) met on Friday, March 3, to discuss their review of the Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement for...
Study suggests changes in hatchery practices could help increase population stability for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon, the backbone of...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen’s article spotlight report focused on...
The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a collection of papers that represents the state of scientific knowledge on relevant topics to the Delta. The articles emphasize the progress made on key research questions and identifies remaining knowledge gaps. The...
Collaborative efforts reopen six additional miles of habitat to migrating and resident fish. By NOAA Fisheries California salmon are now...
By Paul Stanton Kibel In the field of natural resources policy, there is a longstanding tendency for good science to...
At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed Council-funded research that will lead to improved management of invasive aquatic weeds. She also gave an update on the activities of the Delta Science...