Salmon Archives ~ Page 2 of 20 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

NOAA FISHERIES: Juvenile salmon roam between salt and fresh water while exploring miles of coast and rivers, new research finds

May 1, 2025

Tagged fish reveal juvenile salmon search for habitat in varied watersheds. By NOAA Fisheries The migrations that make up the...

PRESS RELEASES: California, federal government, Yuba Water Agency partner up in historic project to reopen North Yuba River to native fish

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Fish and wildlife

April 26, 2025

Press release from the Office of the Governor: California is working with state, local, and federal agencies in a historic...

PRESS RELEASE: Complaint filed against SFPUC for water mismanagement

Guest Contributor

Water rights and water law

April 23, 2025

River advocates call for end to harmful hoarding of Tuolumne River (Hetch Hetchy) water Press release from the Tuolumne River...

CAL MATTERS: Salmon fishing shutdown marks a grim milestone. Why California shouldn’t give up hope

Cal Matters

Commentary Fish and wildlife

April 18, 2025

By Chuck Bonham, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign...

CAL MATTERS: Commercial salmon season is shut down — again. Will California’s iconic fish ever recover?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

April 15, 2025

While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for...

THE CONVERSATION: Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research

The Conversation

Water quality

April 12, 2025

By Jack Brand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Michael Bertram, Stockholm University “Out of sight, out of mind” is...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pharmaceutical contamination alters wild salmon behavior

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

April 11, 2025

By Lily Roby, Courthouse News Service As Atlantic salmon face growing migration challenges due to climate change, a new obstacle...

DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...

UC BERKELEY: A single dry winter decimated California’s salmon and trout populations

UC Berkeley

Fish and wildlife

April 3, 2025

Severely dry conditions during the winter of 2013-2014 blocked some species of salmon and steelhead trout from accessing their breeding...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Historic California drought harmed salmon, research shows

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems

April 1, 2025

The 2013-14 winter season, which came during historic drought conditions in California, inhibited salmonids from reaching their breeding grounds and...

CDFW: California reports progress in supporting healthy salmon populations and habitat

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

March 26, 2025

Press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today the...

UC DAVIS: Restored stream supports new wild salmon run

UC Davis

Ecosystems

March 21, 2025

Study confirms salmon of Putah Creek origin for first time By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Almost everywhere in California, salmon...

EDWARD RING: Ignoring role of bass in salmon decline is negligence

Edward Ring

Commentary Ecosystems

March 20, 2025

By Edward Ring, California Policy Center A March 5 “Perspective” in the Manteca Bulletin highlights a chronically underemphasized problem impacting every...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: New hope for saving salmon: Weaving together Indigenous and Western sciences to restore California’s winter-run chinook

Robin Meadows

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

March 12, 2025

By Robin Meadows Jamie Ward grew up hearing the stories his people have told for countless generations on the slopes...

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

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 10, 2025

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