delta smelt

Science on the Notebook

August 15, 2019 366

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Some good news for Delta smelt

April 9, 2019 382

Operation of Suisun Marsh salinity gates to benefit Delta smelt is successful; First experiments with captive-bred Delta smelt show promise...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Smelt in Hot Water: Is Thermal Stress the Final Blow for Delta Smelt?

Science on the Notebook

March 14, 2019 340

Studies show fall water temperatures may play more of a role in Delta smelt survival than flow augmentation Managing freshwater...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Delta smelt resiliency strategy

October 12, 2016 372

In July, the Natural Resources Agency released the Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy, a set of immediate and near-term management actions...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project

October 11, 2016 603

At the September meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Delta, committee members were given an update...

DR. PETER MOYLE & DR JASON BAUMSTEIGER: Assessing extinction in freshwater fishes

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September 29, 2016 520

Drs. Moyle and Baumsteiger lay out a proposal for determining when to declare a species extinct The extinction of a...

This just in … New Strategy to Improve Conditions for Delta Smelt Shows Promising Results

Breaking News

August 31, 2016 686

Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Reverse Decline in Smelt Population From the Department of Water Resources: The initial monitoring of a...

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

Breaking News

August 9, 2016 902

From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on...

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

August 3, 2016 564

Staff also presents an overview of Metropolitan’s science efforts in the Delta At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee...

This just in … State, Federal Agencies Launch Integrated, Multi-Pronged Effort to Help Delta Smelt

Breaking News

July 12, 2016 973

Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish From the California Natural Resources Agency: Under a comprehensive strategy released today,...

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

July 8, 2016 497

Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the...

Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration

July 7, 2016 474

Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...

Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps

July 6, 2016 392

Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought … ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium,...

Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable?