In an April 13 post1 I discussed what happened in 2014 that led to the catastrophic loss of much of the Winter Run Chinook Salmon production in the Sacramento River when Shasta Reservoir’s cold-water pool was depleted by the end … Continue reading
Approximately 1.3 million yearling Steelhead smolts are released each year in rivers below our three state and one federal Central Valley Steelhead hatcheries. The hatcheries include Coleman Hatchery (federal) on Battle Creek near Redding, Feather River Hatchery (state) near Oroville, … Continue reading
Summer water transfers are predominantly made with water released from Shasta and Oroville reservoirs. Instead of being used by Sacramento Valley CVP and SWP contractors, water is sold to South of Delta contractors who take the water via the South … Continue reading
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife proposes to close fishing in the 5.5 miles of the Sacramento River above Hwy 44 Bridge from April 27-July 31 this year.1 These upper few miles of the river below Keswick Dam provide … Continue reading
Tom Cannon Tom Cannon is an estuarine fisheries ecologist and biostatistician and has been involved in Delta fishery issues for more than 35 years. Over that period, Tom has worked for or been a consultant to the California Department of … Continue reading