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

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   Nov 5, 2021 · The decline of the Delta Smelt population is of great concern to scientists. It is part of a serious decline of pelagic fish species in the Delta collectively called the "pelagic organism decline" (POD) in 2002 that includes native Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys , introduced age-0 Striped Bass Morone saxatilis , and introduced Threadfin ...

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

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   The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endangered 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 it migrates upstream to fresh water following winter "first flush" flow ...

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

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   Lodi's EDSM team is also working with the Bay-Delta FWO and other partners on a plan to begin stocking hatchery-raised Delta smelt in 2024 to bolster the wild population. The Bay-Delta FWO genetics-management and species-supplementation experts and LFWO field staff are collaborating with other federal and state agencies, the University of ...

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4. californiawaterblog.com › 2022/05/29 › the-failedThe Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

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   May 29, 2022 · The Team generally agreed Delta Smelt had declined to a small fraction of their historical population size, which was assumed to be represented by base-lined data from 1967-1981. The reduced populations in 1982-1992 were used for comparison, although 1987-92 were drought years.

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. Our biologists are collaborating with other federal and state agencies, the University of California, Davis ...

6. calsport.org › fisheriesblogDelta Smelt Population Dynamics | California Fisheries Blog

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   The population dynamics of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary’s endangered Delta smelt can be viewed using patterns in annual indices of their abundance published by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Indices of abundance are available from the Fall Midwater Trawl and Summer Townet surveys over the past five decades.

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   Where does Delta Smelt live?

   • Few native species are as controversial as Delta Smelt. It is a 3-4 inch translucent fish that lives only in the California Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet.

   The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

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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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   How big does a delta smelt get?

   • Figure 4: Delta Smelt Life Cycle and Migration (modified from IEP, 2015). Click to enlarge. The Delta Smelt is a small fish, endemic to California that only occurs in the San Francisco Estuary. The slender-bodied fish typically reaches about 60-70 mm to a maximum size of about 120 mm (Figures 1, 2 and 3).

   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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