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Nov 5, 2021 · Conservation and Management. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) monitors the distribution and abundance of Delta Smelt using long-term monitoring surveys (see Related Information). This work is conducted as part of the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP).
The delta smelt is endemic to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California, where it is distributed from the Suisun Bay upstream through the delta in Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Solano Counties.
Apr 3, 2015 · Living only in California, the delta smelt is a tiny, silvery blue fish that has been at the heart of a longtime war over the state's water. Scientists warn that the smelt is nearing...
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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.
Delta smelt. The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endangered [1] [2] slender-bodied smelt, about 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long, in the family Osmeridae. Endemic to the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary of California, it mainly inhabits the freshwater-saltwater mixing zone of the estuary, except during its spawning season, when ...
May 13, 2015 · Hated by many, loved by few, the tiny Delta smelt has long been the symbol for California’s water wars and the struggle between the state’s environmentalists and farmers. Now, as the state struggles through its fourth year of historic drought, the fish is dangerously close to extinction after years of decline, biologists warn.
Dec 17, 2021. 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.
