Happy Fishmas Eve! (Trout Season Opener)
STEELHEAD & SALMON STORIES
From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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CalTrout Helping To Reconnect Central Valley Floodplains To Rivers
Read more →: CalTrout Helping To Reconnect Central Valley Floodplains To RiversCalifornia’s Central Valley floodplains have been largely disconnected from the Sacramento River by levees, which have dramatically reduced the amount of “spillover” space available…
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California’s Salmon Hatchery System Needs Rethinking…
Read more →: California’s Salmon Hatchery System Needs Rethinking…The effects of massive quantities of hatchery-raised salmon on native populations are only now becoming clear, and on the California Water Blog, Dr. Peter…
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Curtis Knight Outlines Case For Klamath River Dam Removal
Read more →: Curtis Knight Outlines Case For Klamath River Dam RemovalThis Editorial supporting Klamath River dam removal was written by CalTrout Conservation Director Curtis Knight and published in the Siskiyou Daily News. This is…
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Study Suggests “Wild” Mokelume River Chinook Salmon Being Overrun By Genetically Damaging Hatchery Fish
Read more →: Study Suggests “Wild” Mokelume River Chinook Salmon Being Overrun By Genetically Damaging Hatchery FishResearchers have used genetic testing to uncover a distressing fact about fall-run Chinook salmon in the Mokelume River; only 10% of the fish are…
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Stanford’s Searsville Dam Draws More Controversey, Calls For Removal
Read more →: Stanford’s Searsville Dam Draws More Controversey, Calls For RemovalThe calls for the removal of Stanford University’s Searsville Dam seem to be multiplying. The 65′ high dam — built in the late 1890s…
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A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam Removal
Read more →: A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam RemovalThe Klamath River’s salmon and steelhead fisheries have been in steady decline for decades, and CalTrout strongly believes removing the four lower Klamath River…