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1. wildlife.ca.gov › Conservation › FishesDelta Smelt - California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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   Nov 5, 2021 · Species Status. Delta Smelt was listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) in 1993. In 2009, CESA status was changed to endangered. The decline of the Delta Smelt population is of great concern to scientists.

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3. 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 was placed on state and federal endangered species lists in 1993, stopped appearing in most annual sampling surveys in 2016, and is now, for all practical purposes, extinct in the wild.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Delta_smeltDelta smelt - Wikipedia

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   Delta smelt are threatened with extinction due to anthropogenic alterations to their ecosystem, including urbanization, non-native species, water diversions, contaminants, and the conversion of complex tidal habitats to leveed channels.

5. www.fws.gov › project › delta-smelt-supplementationDelta Smelt Supplementation | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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   Delta Smelt Supplementation. The San Francisco Bay-Delta and Lodi Fish and Wildlife offices and our partners are working on a plan to begin releasing hatchery-raised Delta smelt by 2024 to bolster the threatened fish's wild population.

6. www.fws.gov › project › enhanced-delta-smeltEnhanced Delta Smelt Monitoring Program | U.S. Fish ...

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   Enhanced Delta Smelt Monitoring. The Delta smelt is a small, short-lived, native fish that is found only in the San Francisco Estuary. Though it was once an abundant species, rapid decline led to the species being listed as threatened in 1993 under the federal Endangered Species Act and California Endangered Species Act.

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7. deltasmelt.org › about-the-speciesAbout the Species

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   Delta smelt are threatened with extinction due to anthropogenic alterations to their ecosystem, including urbanization, non-native species, water diversions, contaminants, and the conversion of complex tidal habitats to leveed channels.

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   Is delta smelt endangered?

   • Delta Smelt was listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) in 1993. In 2009, CESA status was changed to endangered. The decline of the Delta Smelt population is of great concern to scientists.

   Delta Smelt - California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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   What is a delta smelt?

   • Delta Smelt is often called an indicator species—a species representing the overall health of the Estuary ecosystem. The 2011 rebound was a hopeful indicator that the Estuary has not yet irreversibly shifted into an altered state that will no longer support native species.

   Delta Smelt - California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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   Is the delta smelt extinct?

   • Once uncountably numerous, the Delta smelt was placed on state and federal endangered species lists in 1993, stopped appearing in most annual sampling surveys in 2016, and is now, for all practical purposes, extinct in the wild. At least, it was.

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

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   What fish eat delta smelt?

   • The delta smelt is preyed upon by larger fish, especially striped bass and largemouth bass, which are introduced species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Historically, delta smelt were relatively abundant in the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, with populations declining dramatically in the 1980s.

   Delta smelt - Wikipedia

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9. blogs.scientificamerican.com › extinctionWith Just Six Delta Smelt Left, Controversial California Fish ...

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   Mar 19, 2015 · Delta smelt used be common throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary until its water was diverted to supply the 25 million people and farmers who live in the area. Invasive species and...