Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 6, 2016Could 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? Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 5, 2016Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don’t know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is...
This just in … Groups Sue State Water Board to Prevent Fishery Extinctions State Water Board Water rights and water law August 5, 2015C-WIN, CSPA, and AquAlliance say the regulatory agency refuses to enforce and comply with laws protecting fisheries and water quality...
Managing fisheries during drought conditions: Maximizing the effectiveness of limited water supplies Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 17, 2015Fish and wildlife officials discuss the drought response actions being taken by federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the...
Managing turbidity for Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 3, 2015Metropolitan’s David Fullerton and Paul Hutton say there’s a relationship between turbidity and Delta smelt, and demonstrate that by cutting...
New report synthesizes what is known – and not known – about the life of a Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 5, 2015The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
Fall Midwater Trawl Index finds record low numbers of Delta smelt Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features January 12, 2015The annual survey conducted each fall since 1967 shows record low number for Delta smelt; longfin smelt is second lowest...
2014 Water Year in Review, Part 3: Groundwater, Delta smelt, and Sacramento’s response to the drought Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 5, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Legal update: Delta smelt and whooping crane cases show ‘increasing pressure mounting against the Endangered Species Act in the courts’ Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014At the October 30th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, legal intern Cody Phillips briefed the council members on recent...
San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, State Water Contractors, and Westlands Water District respond to Delta smelt ruling Maven Policy and regulation March 13, 2014From the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority: The following is a statement by Dan Nelson, Executive Director of...
This just in … NRDC: Court upholds key protections for California Bay-Delta health Maven Water project operationsWater rights and water law March 13, 2014From the Natural Resources Defense Council: The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled to uphold a federal plan...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scheduled to continue special drought-related sampling for Delta smelt; Program providing water managers with real-time information on smelt movement US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife February 27, 2014From the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the first phase of...
Numbers remain low for Delta smelt, American shad and striped bass in Fall Midwater Trawl Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features January 6, 2014Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...
Fall Midwater Trawl Report for September-October: Second lowest counts for striped bass, American shad; third lowest for threadfin shad Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features November 21, 2013The Fall Midwater Trawl surveys, conducted in September and October, did not have positive results for the fish. It was...
Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Court grants a one-year extension on biological opinions Maven Water project operations April 16, 2013The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...
