Water Year 2023 (10/1/22-9/30/23) in the Central Valley was very wet, with exceptional hydrology. With the state’s salmon fishery closed and plentiful water there had been some optimism for the 2023 salmon runs. But there was also concern as to … Continue reading
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in an August 2023 Assessment, provided a status review of spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley. The Assessment found that salmon are declining, but primarily as part of a short-term trend, under the burden … Continue reading
A November 1, 2023 article, originally published in High Country News and later posted in Maven’s Notebook, describes the practice of trucking juvenile salmon from hatcheries for release in salt water as a “culprit,” stating: According to a growing body … Continue reading
October has just ended, and the spawning of spring-run Chinook salmon should be nearing completion. The winter-run have already finished spawning, and their eggs are now hatching. The fall-run salmon are in the rivers and beginning their spawning on the … Continue reading
It is early October 2023, and the fall-run salmon are running. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife expects to open the ladder to the American River Hatchery on or about November 1. There are already salmon in the lower … Continue reading