NOAA FISHERIES: Juvenile salmon roam between salt and fresh water while exploring miles of coast and rivers, new research finds NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience May 1, 2025Tagged fish reveal juvenile salmon search for habitat in varied watersheds. By NOAA Fisheries The migrations that make up the...
DWR NEWS: Using science to protect and track salmon and steelhead Department of Water Resources (DWR) EcosystemsWater project operations May 23, 2024Department of Water Resources (DWR) scientists wanted to understand why high numbers of Chinook salmon and steelhead were migrating and...
Army Corps fishes for data to help save Green Sturgeon US Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystems October 31, 2023By Ken Wright, Army Corps Sacramento District As cool Autumn air flows along the winding Sacramento River, thousands of sleek...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScienceWater quality December 6, 2022At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted research funded by the Council...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: DWR discusses plan to keep Delta drought barrier in place Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 9, 2021Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Examining the science supporting the proposed Delta conveyance amendment Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 7, 2017Science panel weighs in on the proposed Delta Plan amendment addressing conveyance, storage, and operations At the May meeting of...
USGS: Protecting California’s Bay-Delta Innovative Science USGS Delta scienceEcosystemsScienceWater quality March 13, 2017The water in the Delta arrives primarily from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, supplying water for more than 22...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The effects of water project operations on juvenile salmon survival in the Delta Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 26, 2017Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...
Factors that influence salmon predation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 26, 2016NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...
Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food? Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...
Delta Stewardship Council discusses flows and fishes in the Delta, adopts Delta conveyance principles, and addresses single year transfers Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2015At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, a panel of scientists discussed the Delta Independent Science Board’s recent...