Don’t be salty: Operating the Suisun Marsh tidal gates to benefit Delta smelt:  “As delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) continue to decline throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with recent population estimates numbering in the low thousands, novel approaches are being implemented to open up additional habitat for these imperiled fish. While many proposed conservation actions focus on habitat restoration, others focus on various environmental conditions preferred by delta smelt. As recommended in the California Natural Resource Agency’s Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy … Continue reading SCIENCE NEWS: Operating the Suisun Marsh tidal gates to benefit Delta smelt; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Re-thinking ‘tipping points’ in ecosystems and beyond; The ocean’s swirling currents are migrating poleward; and more …