salmon

June 2, 2017

Actions Aim to Reduce Threats to Iconic Species From the California Natural Resources Agency: With the latest science showing that...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The effects of water project operations on juvenile salmon survival in the Delta

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January 26, 2017

Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...

Reconciliation ecology could end California’s water wars

November 2, 2016

Projects in the Sacramento Valley demonstrate the success of collaboration for the benefit of species This article first appeared in...

Farms as floodplains: A summary after five years of experimental flooding of agricultural land

August 25, 2016

Studies 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

May 26, 2016

NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...

This just in … Most Property Owners and Water Suppliers Comply With State Water Board’s Russian River Informational Order; Complaints Issued for the Rest

December 21, 2015

State Water Board issues 1881 complaints; violations carry potential fines of $500/day From the State Water Resources Control Board: Approximately...

Saving salmon in a changing California

December 17, 2015

Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a six-point plan for helping salmon adapt to California’s warm future We don’t have to...

Gimme Shelter: How habitat restoration can help improve salmon resiliency to climate change

December 17, 2015

Food supplies and temperature refuges are some of the ways habitat restoration can help salmon adapt to climate change, says...

Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food?

December 16, 2015

The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...

A regional-scale view of climate impacts on California’s salmon habitats

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December 16, 2015

Dr. Nathan Mantua discusses how climate change and seasonal weather patterns influence coastal and marine salmon habitats Earlier this fall,...

Conserving Chinook salmon at the southern end of their range: Challenges and opportunities

December 15, 2015

NOAA Fisheries Rachel Johnson opens salmon symposium with a look at the outmigration and life history diversity strategies that have...

Sacto Valley water managers respond to NRDC et al lawsuit: Statements of illegal diversions and federal mismanagement are unsubstantiated, they say

November 11, 2015

Sacramento Valley rice growers say they have voluntarily deferred diversions and taken other actions to reduce drought impacts on fish...

This just in … Enviro groups sue Reclamation and rice growers for mismanagement leading to demise of near-extinct salmon

November 10, 2015

Illegal Diversion of Water Threatens to End Chinook Salmon Survival in California, they say From the NRDC, this press release:...

Shasta Dam Fish Passage Evaluation: Winter-run Chinook may swim above Shasta Dam once again