Acoustic telemetry Archives

NOAA FISHERIES: Juvenile salmon roam between salt and fresh water while exploring miles of coast and rivers, new research finds

May 1, 2025

Tagged fish reveal juvenile salmon search for habitat in varied watersheds. By NOAA Fisheries The migrations that make up the...

USBR: Tag, you’re it! Reclamation supports cooperative effort to track Central Valley steelhead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Fish and wildlife

December 11, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The fish along this stretch of the Stanislaus River practically jump on the line, and...

DWR NEWS: Using science to protect and track salmon and steelhead

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife

May 23, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Department of Water Resources (DWR) scientists wanted to understand why high numbers of Chinook...

NOAA FISHERIES: Tracking Study Seeks Secrets of Some of the Sacramento’s Most Successful Salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Delta science Fish and wildlife

May 22, 2024

Spring-run Chinook salmon from Butte Creek grow faster and survive better. By NOAA Fisheries Researchers are tracking one of the...

Army Corps fishes for data to help save Green Sturgeon

US Army Corps of Engineers

Fish and wildlife

October 31, 2023

By Ken Wright, Army Corps Sacramento District As cool Autumn air flows along the winding Sacramento River, thousands of sleek...

USBR NEWS: Reclamation takes advantage of full Shasta reservoir to release flows for migrating salmon

Bureau of Reclamation News

Delta science Ecosystems

May 8, 2023

Scientists aim to increase their data set from spring pulse flows By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Prior to the...

NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River pulse flow expected to increase survival of juvenile salmon traveling to the ocean

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems Science

April 24, 2023

Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and...

UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down

UC Davis

Ecosystems Fish and wildlife

February 24, 2023

Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

Maven

Delta science Fish and wildlife

December 6, 2022

At 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 Features Policy and regulation

November 9, 2021

Additional 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

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 7, 2017

Science 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 science Fish and wildlife

March 13, 2017

The 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 science Notebook News and Features Water project operations

January 26, 2017

Literature, 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 Notebook Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

May 26, 2016

NOAA’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 Notebook Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

December 16, 2015

The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...