Recent News Releases CDFW to Supplement Fish Stocks for Anglers as Bacterial Outbreak Leads to Further Losses at Two Eastern Sierra Trout Hatcheries June 20, 2022 Two California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) trout hatcheries in the Eastern Sierra are continuing to fight an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. The current outbreak was first detected in April 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Trout, Wildlife Health Tagged: fishrainbow trouttrouthatcheriesBlack RockFish Springsdiseasestockingplanting CDFW Trucks Salmon Smolts Around Adverse River Conditions June 17, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is nearing the completion of its efforts to transport 19.7 million hatchery-raised fall-run and 960,000 spring-run juvenile Chinook salmon (known as smolts) to the San Pablo Bay, San Francisco Bay and seaside net pens this spring and summer. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: salmonChinook salmonSan Pablo BaySan Francisco Baydroughtwaterfisherieshatcheries New Bacterial Outbreak Confirmed at Two Eastern Sierra Fish Hatcheries April 21, 2022 Two CDFW fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra have recently detected an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. CDFW fishery managers are working to implement strategies that will help the facilities get the disease under control, without cancelling all trout plants prior to the traditional season opener on April 30. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Wildlife Health Tagged: troutLactococcusbacteriaoutbreakdiseasehatcheriesFish SpringsBlack Rock CDFW Warns Dog Owners to be Mindful of Salmon Poisoning Disease April 8, 2022 Dog owners in northern California are reminded to take precautions to protect their pets from Salmon Poisoning Disease. Salmon Poisoning Disease is a potentially fatal condition seen only in dogs after they eat certain types of raw or cold smoked fish like trout and salmon that are infected with a bacteria-like organism, Neorickettsia helminthoeca, which is transmitted by the parasitic flatworm (or “fluke”) Nanophyetes salmincola. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing Tagged: Dog Owners.Salmon Poisoning DiseasFishingTrout StockingHatcheriesNorthern CaliforniaPet Health California Fish Hatcheries Reopen to Public Visitors April 6, 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that 21 of its 22 state fish hatcheries will reopen to the public on Thursday, April 7. The facilities have been closed to visitors for nearly two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, although hatchery operations and stocking efforts continued without significant interruption. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fisheries, Hatcheries Tagged: hatcheriesfisherieseducation 12Next
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