DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Examining the science supporting the proposed Delta conveyance amendment Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management 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 scienceFish and wildlife 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 scienceNotebook 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...
Farms as floodplains: A summary after five years of experimental flooding of agricultural land Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features August 25, 2016Studies show the rice-field fish are larger, healthier and more robust than those in the river at the same age...
Factors that influence salmon predation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook 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 NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook 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...