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1. www.watereducation.org › western-water › delta-smeltWith Delta Smelt All But Gone in the Wild, A First-Ever ...

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   Jun 22, 2020 · Once uncountably numerous, the Delta smelt since 2016 has largely vanished from most annual sampling surveys. But in December, state and federal biologists began for the first time ever releasing captively bred adult Delta smelt into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in an effort to draw the species away from the brink of extinction.

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2. www.fws.gov › press-release › 2021-12Delta smelt released into wild for first time | U.S. Fish ...

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   SACRAMENTO — This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), along with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, experimentally released captively produced Delta smelt into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. This experimental project will help inform future supplementation of the ...

3. redgreenandblue.org › 2023/01/25 › delta-tunnelAs Delta Tunnel moves forward, Delta Smelt – base of the ...

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   Jan 25, 2023 · It’s final — for the sixth year in a row, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl Survey (FMWT) has found zero Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

4. www.latimes.com › local › californiaAs California’s delta smelt spirals toward extinction, a ...

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   Apr 22, 2019 · The federally endangered delta smelt, a minnow on the brink of extinction, is at the heart of a bitter struggle over the use of California’s most important estuary, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

5. www.essexpartnership.com › 10 › DeltaSmelt-_1_Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Regional Ecosystem Restoration ...

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   This is true for all life stages. During periods of high river flow through the estuary, delta smelt distribution can transiently extend as far west as the Napa River and San Pablo Bay (Sweetnam 1999; Hobbs et al. 2007). Delta smelt distribution is highly constricted near the Sacramento-San Joaquin river confluence during periods of low river

6. baynature.org › a-backup-plan-for-the-delta-smeltA Backup Plan for the Delta Smelt - baynature.org

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   Jan 25, 2016 · A Backup Plan for the Delta Smelt. Luke Ellison is holding something most of us will never get to see: a Delta smelt. Graceful, iridescent, and about as long as my finger, these fish are so rare in the wild that just six adults were found during a sample survey of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta last spring. And the Delta is the only place in ...

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   Are there smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?

   • Captively raised Delta smelt are being released into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for the first time ever. (Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) In the vast labyrinth of the West Coast’s largest freshwater tidal estuary, one native fish species has never been so rare.

   With Delta Smelt All But Gone in the Wild, A First-Ever "Hatch-and

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   What is happening to the delta smelt?

   • The delta smelt’s current predicament stems largely from the rise in delta water exports, which have degraded the delicate estuary system it calls home — an environment where incoming saltwater from the San Francisco Bay mixes with out-flowing freshwater from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.

   As California’s delta smelt spirals toward extinction, a

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   What is the delta smelt project?

   • The purpose of this Delta smelt project is to benefit conservation of the species through studies of experimental release of captively produced fish into a portion of its current range. This is the first year of experimental release of Delta smelt with the goal of developing and testing logistics and protocols.

   Delta smelt released into wild for first time | U.S. Fish & Wildlife

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   Can the delta smelt be used sustainably?

   • The Delta smelt has been embroiled for years in controversies over how to sustainably use Delta water. Environmental restrictions, including protections for fish, can force temporary shutdowns of the pumping stations that deliver this water to millions of people and vast sprawls of farmland.

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8. calsport.org › news › innewsAs Delta Tunnel moves forward, Delta Smelt – base of the ...

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   Jan 25, 2023 · They are usually good for smelt and splittail spawn and very good for San Joaquin River salmon. The rains should also be good for sturgeon recovery after the bay fish kill.” “There are some concerns about damages (remember the 1982-83, 2006 floods; it may not be best for smelt if floods go into spring).