In the news...
Feds declare west coast salmon failure a fisheries disaster.
On May 1, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery due to historically low salmon returns. The disaster declaration opens the door for Congress to appropriate money towards alleviating the financial hardship...
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Protection sought for Delta Longfin Smelt
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it will consider the Delta's longfin smelt population for protection under...
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Tuolumne River Salmon at High risk of extinction
May 2, 2008. Modesto Bee
Native salmon on the Tuolumne River are "at high risk of extinction" because not enough water flows down the river. That assessment introduces a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report released to...
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CSPA and other fishing groups request FERC rehearing on Tuolumne River flows
May 5, 2008.
On April 3, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order that keeps flows on the Tuolumne River status quo until 2016. In 2007, 211 or fewer salmon made it back to the river...
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