Lake Tahoe’s native fish populations are in decline, and this Capital Public Radio broadcoast talks to researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno about why it’s happening (excerpt):
In fifty-eight percent of sample locations, there were fewer native fish than in years past. Sudeep Chandra with the University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, says even though lake clarity has stabilized in the deep water, reduced clarity may be having an effect on the fish closer to shore.
In fifty-eight percent of sample locations, there were fewer native fish than in years past. Sudeep Chandra with the University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, says even though lake clarity has stabilized in the deep water, reduced clarity may be having an effect on the fish closer to shore.
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