Federal and State hatcheries released 32 million juvenile salmon into the Central Valley, the Bay-Delta, and nearby coastal waters in 2019.1 The hatchery programs included spawning and rearing salmon from all four salmon races: fall-run, late–fall-run, winter-run, and spring-run. The … Continue reading
The Case for Two-Way Trap and Haul Why should we expand spawning populations of listed salmon and steelhead to areas above dams and impassible falls in the Central Valley? The answer is: because the genetic makeup and wild traits of … Continue reading
In my August 2017 post on the status of American River fall-run Chinook salmon, I analyzed recruitment through the fall 2016 spawning run. The 2016 run was a product of fall 2013 spawners (brood year 2013). In a May 2019 … Continue reading
In my last post on the status of Feather River fall run salmon in May 2017, I analyzed recruitment through the fall-run in 2016 that included survival of brood years through 2013. In a recent May 2019 post, I discussed … Continue reading
In a January 18, 2019 post, I related the state of Washington’s plan to increase the state’s hatchery salmon production to recover salmon populations and help the endangered southern population of killer whales. In response to an executive order by … Continue reading