Fish Species of California's Journal

Journal archives for January 2020

January 3, 2020

Zero Delta Smelt Found in CDFW Fall Midwater Trawl Survey Two Years in a Row.

“Given the wet year we experienced in 2019, the numbers of Delta smelt, longfin smelt and splittail should have rebounded substantially, but instead it was another disastrous year for all three species,” said Bill Jennings, Executive Director/Chairman of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA).. “Also given the wet year, striped bass, American shad and threadfin shad should have rebounded more than they did. Clearly, the state and federal Delta pumping operations are sending Delta fish species to the guillotine.”

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/02/18829403.php

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January 11, 2020

Project to restore American River for native fish leads to surge in salmon nests.

The American River is seeing an increase in native fish nests following a fall project carried out by federal, state and local agencies to re-establish natural spawning habitats.

https://amp.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article238987383.html

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January 28, 2020

Predator fish that anglers love faces uncertain future in California water wars.

In California’s never-ending water and fish wars, the striped bass doesn’t get nearly the publicity as its celebrity counterparts, the endangered Chinook salmon and Delta smelt.

Yet the striped bass is at the heart of a protracted fight over California’s water supply, 140 years after the hard-fighting fish, beloved by anglers, was introduced here from the East Coast.

https://amp.sacbee.com/sports/outdoors/hunting-fishing/article239531963.html

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January 29, 2020

It's time for fish education.

The annual Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival will return with its message of fun and conservation on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Milt Brandt Visitors Center at Lake Sonoma, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

http://www.sonomawest.com/cloverdale_reveille/news/it-s-time-for-fish-education/article_1c4e8e00-42bf-11ea-b3f5-572e7f414ecc.html

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