CHICO, California — On Saturday, April 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a total of 360,000 juvenile fall Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River in an three-year study aimed at increasing their survival on their long journey to the ocean. The service released 180,000 … Continued
A coalition of 27 organizations, including Indian Tribes, fishing groups and environmental organizations, sent a letter to Jim Watson of the Sites Project Authority on March 17 indicating their concerns about the detrimental impacts that water diversions from the controversial … Continued
Photo: AquaBounty’s salmon (background) has been genetically modified to grow bigger and faster than a conventional Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground.) Photo courtesy of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 8 announced … Continued
Sacramento – Conservation, fishing and tribal groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein today seeking an investigation and public disclosure of acting interior secretary David Bernhardt’s role in granting the powerful Westlands Water District a permanent water supply contract. … Continued
Photo of Upper Mokelumne River (c) 2009, Katherine K. Evatt. Record numbers of salmon and steelhead have returned to the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery in recent years, but the outlook is even brighter with the release of a study … Continued
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) at its meeting in Vancouver, Washington, today adopted three fishing season options for ocean sport and commercial salmon fishing in 2019. The Council will make a final decision on salmon seasons at its meeting … Continued
On February 12, California Governor Gavin Newson announced the appointment of William Lyons, 68, of Modesto, to serve in a new position — the Agriculture Liaison in the Office of the Governor. Lyons, a San Joaquin Valley grower who … Continued
Rancho Cordova– The Nimbus Fish Hatchery finished spawning steelhead this season on February 26 after large numbers of steelhead returned to the facility. The facility trapped a total of 2912 steelhead, including 258 half pounders and 2754 adults, according to … Continued
Anglers can look forward to another solid recreational salmon fishing season on the ocean this year, based on data presented at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual salmon information meeting in Santa Rosa on February 27. The National … Continued
The Delta Stewardship Council meets in Sacramento. Photo by Dan Bacher. SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Discovery Bay) has introduced a bill, AB 1194, that would would add four voting members, appointed by representatives of the Delta region, to the Delta Stewardship Council. The four … Continued