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NOAA FISHERIES: Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River

Fish and wildlife

September 29, 2025

The Lower Russian River Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities Action Plan identifies priority restoration actions to recover Central California Coast coho...

NOAA FISHERIES: El Niño yields to upwelling in the California current, renewing productivity of West Coast ecosystem

March 10, 2025

Outlook for salmon improves after low returns closed California fisheries. By NOAA Fisheries According to the NOAA California Current Integrated...

NOAA FISHERIES: Endangered salmon move into newly restored habitat on the Mendocino Coast

March 10, 2025

NOAA partners The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited report that endangered Central California Coast coho salmon are using NOAA-funded restoration...

NOAA FISHERIES: Four Pacific salmon and steelhead retain threatened status in reviews of recovery progress

Fish and wildlife Policy and regulation

December 12, 2024

By NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has completed 5-year reviews of the recovery progress and prospects of four salmon and steelhead...

NOW AVAILABLE: NOAA Fisheries Final Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project

Water project operations

December 11, 2024

NOAA Fisheries issues no jeopardy/no adverse modification biological opinion The biological opinion by NOAA Fisheries for the long-term operations of...

NOAA FISHERIES: World’s biggest dam removal project to open 420 miles of salmon habitat this fall

July 23, 2024

With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat...

NOAA FISHERIES: Northern California steelhead maintain threatened status

Fish and wildlife

July 10, 2024

A recent Endangered Species Act 5-year review shows water use, habitat loss, and climate change continue to compromise recovery. By...

NOAA FISHERIES: Welcome to Salmon Country: California’s Central Valley

Fish and wildlife

April 20, 2024

To the residents of California’s Central Valley, salmon represent family, culture, jobs, community, and identity. By NOAA Fisheries The Central...

NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon remain endangered, review finds

Fish and wildlife

February 5, 2024

Recent progress offers hope for recovery but serious threats continue to affect species. By NOAA Fisheries Partners have pulled together...

NOAA FISHERIES: New funding and coordinated action to help bring California salmon back from the brink

Fish and wildlife

November 6, 2023

NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. By NOAA Fisheries...

PRESS RELEASE: State and federal fish agencies take urgent actions to save spring-run chinook salmon

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

October 12, 2023

UC Davis to safeguard broodstock to conserve threatened species From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries: The...

NEWS RELEASE: Agreement reopens Yuba River to salmon and sturgeon, launching ambitious river restoration

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 16, 2023

Upgraded facilities and protections promote the return of Chinook to North Yuba River By CA Department of Fish and Wildlife...

NOAA FISHERIES: Tribe, State, and Federal Partners Join To Return Endangered Salmon to Historic Habitat

Fish and wildlife

May 3, 2023

Three-way collaboration to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California. By NOAA Fisheries The California Department of...

NOAA FISHERIES: Central California Coast Coho Salmon Need Restored Habitat to Improve Resilience to Climate Change

Fish and wildlife Science

May 2, 2023

Endangered Species Act review says salmon species still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change. By NOAA Fisheries Although...

CDFW: Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 1, 2023

By CDFW News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to...

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