We’re grateful to the County of San Diego for welcoming this unique native species to Southern California and Lindo Lake County Park specifically,” said Max Fish, senior environmental scientist for CDFW. “This is an exciting introduction that’s part of a much...
H.R. 215 is a direct attack on existing California Central Valley salmon protections, which would:
Legislatively lock-in 2019 Biological Opinions that led to the collapse of salmon runs in recent years and allowed the Bureau of Reclamation to drain all...
“Screw traps are great for capturing juvenile salmon,” said Rebecca Stark, CDFW environmental scientist. “The juveniles are really small, and they are still moving with the current. So, with the traps in the current we’re then able to get a count...
The draft proposed regulations take into account deconstruction activities, restoration processes, public health and safety, sustainable fishery needs, anticipated ecological conditions, and impacts to fishery resources during recovery and repopulation. CDFW’s objective is for populations of anadromous and non-anadromous fish to...
“All of these improvements have been performing marvelously,” said CalTrout Project Manager Dustin Revel. “We are thrilled with the way this reach handled the high spring runoff and the overall restoration of natural stream function.” ...
The 23 million salmon raised and released by CDFW in 2023 represents a 15 percent increase over the roughly 20 million fall-run Chinook salmon raised and released in 2022. This year’s production goals were increased as a coordinated effort among state...
