Happy Fishmas Eve! (Trout Season Opener)
STEELHEAD & SALMON STORIES
From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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Karuk Groundwater Study Says Overpumping Reducing Flows For Salmon In Scott River
Read more →: Karuk Groundwater Study Says Overpumping Reducing Flows For Salmon In Scott RiverA Karuk Tribe study of Scott Valley water says increased groundwater pumping is resulting in lower flows in the Scott River (which provides spawning…
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CalTrout Making Waves on North Coast’s Eel River
Read more →: CalTrout Making Waves on North Coast’s Eel RiverCalifornia’s Eel River needs help. It’s suffering the effects of decades of habitat destruction (fish populations have yet to recover from the disastrous 1964…
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Hatchery Salmon Damaging Wild Fish Stocks By Outcompeting Them For Food
Read more →: Hatchery Salmon Damaging Wild Fish Stocks By Outcompeting Them For FoodHatchery salmon stocks have long been used to “mitigate” the damage to wild salmon stocks caused by habitat loss, dams, water quality issues and…
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Russian River Coho Now Dependent On Hatchery
Read more →: Russian River Coho Now Dependent On HatcheryHigh Country News looks at the Russian River’s coho salmon hatchery program, which — despite the very real problems associated with hatchery salmon —…
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Avoiding a Steelhead Versus Wineries Showdown in California’s Wine Country
Read more →: Avoiding a Steelhead Versus Wineries Showdown in California’s Wine CountryCentral California’s steelhead populations have been decimated by the loss of habitat (development) and water diversions says a new University of California, Berkeley report:…
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Klamath River Restoration Is Cheap Compared To Costs Of Doing Nothing
Read more →: Klamath River Restoration Is Cheap Compared To Costs Of Doing NothingOpposition to Klamath River Restoration (the KBRA & KHSA) often focuses on the costs of the agreements; dam removal isn’t cheap, and neither is…