Recent News Releases Feather River Fish Hatchery Seeks to Increase Production, Offset Drought Impacts to Feather River Chinook Salmon Populations October 4, 2021 CDFW and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced a joint effort at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Butte County to aid in offsetting impacts to spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon resulting from this year’s extreme drought conditions. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Hatcheries, Marine, Salmon Tagged: Feather River Fish Hatchery.Chinook SalmonThiamine Deficiency Complex Hatchery Coho Salmon Temporarily Relocated Amid Heat Stress and Drought Conditions in Sonoma County August 20, 2021 Due to drought and poor water conditions at Lake Sonoma, thousands of juvenile coho salmon have been relocated from the Warm Springs Fish Hatchery in Geyserville. The fish were trucked to a conservation facility at a high school in Petaluma where they will be reared until conditions improve. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: salmoncoho salmondroughtWarm Springs Fish Hatcheryhatcheries CDFW Successfully Relocates 1.1 Million Hatchery Salmon Until Klamath River Drought Conditions Improve July 13, 2021 Due to drought and poor water conditions in the Klamath River, CDFW successfully relocated 1.1 million juvenile, fall-run Chinook salmon from its Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County. The fish were trucked to a nearby satellite facility and to the Trinity River Hatchery 122 miles away where the fish will remain until conditions in the Klamath River improve. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Hatcheries, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Klamath Riversalmondamsdroughtclimate changeIron Gate Fish Hatcheryrelocationtribes Hatchery Resumes Stocking June 17, 2021 Hot Creek Hatchery is resuming the stocking of trout for recreational angling opportunities. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Hatcheries Tagged: Hot Creek Hatcherytroutdisease Disease Outbreak at Hot Creek Trout Hatchery Halts Fish Planting by Mono County Facility May 28, 2021 CDFW has suspended all fish planting from the Hot Creek Trout Hatchery in Mono County as a bacterial outbreak has been detected at the facility. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Hatcheries Tagged: Hot Creek Trout Hatcherydisease Prev12
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