Fish Species of California's Journal

Journal archives for June 2019

June 13, 2019

California fish

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California Fish and Game Commission to Begin Listing Summer Steelhead Runs as Endangered, Following Petition From Friends of the Eel.

The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to begin the process of listing Northern California summer steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus) under the California Endangered Species Act. The commission found a petition submitted by Friends of the Eel River to list the remaining runs of summer steelhead from Redwood Creek to the Mattole River as endangered under state law presented sufficient evidence to move forward with a one-year status review prior to a final listing determination.

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/jun/13/california-fish-and-game-commission-begin-listing/

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June 14, 2019

Why Everybody Is So Excited About 23 Salmon.

After millennia of migrating to and from the sea, Chinook salmon disappeared from California’s San Joaquin River 65 years ago. Now they’re trickling back.

https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/why-everybody-excited-about-23-salmon

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June 20, 2019

Rice fields provide protected habitat for young salmon.

A team of researchers is waiting to learn how many of the small chinook salmon that were raised on the healthiest of food in Mike Dewit’s rice field in the Yolo Bypass, fitted with microtransmitters, and released into the Sacramento River in late April survive the arduous journey to San Francisco Bay and the ocean beyond.

https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2019/06/20/rice-fields-provide-protected-habitat-for-young-salmon/amp/

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June 23, 2019

After California’s Historic Drought, Salmon Season Is Booming, Fisherman Say.

Salmon season began in May and after two months, fisherman report that the fish are big and the harvest season is plentiful.

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/06/23/after-californias-historic-drought-salmon-season-is-booming-fisherman-say/amp/

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