USGS: Scientists continue their study of the Santa Ana sucker USGS Fish and wildlifeScience April 2, 2025In the ongoing research of the Santa Ana Sucker (Pantosteus santaanae) USGS scientists try out different sampling methods. By the...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Analyzing Delta fish data using multiple fish surveys Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience August 25, 2022At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen presented the results of a...
USBR: Smile, You’re On Candid Camera! Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlife July 26, 2022Innovative Technology Offers Non-Invasive, Efficient Way to Monitor Fish Populations and Their Habitat From the Bureau of Reclamation: In an...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Delta fish surveys, A busy month for workshops, Delta science proposal solicitation, and call for abstracts for the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference Maven Delta science November 6, 2020At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen began the Delta Lead Scientist report by spotlighting...
STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 19, 2019Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...
METROPOLITAN’S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Longfin smelt science efforts, California Water Fix update Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 6, 2017Committee members also discuss cost allocation At the June 27th meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, committee members heard about...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Peter Moyle on academic research, Delta smelt, and public policy: a personal history Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 7, 2016Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing...
Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 7, 2016Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...
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...
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...
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...
