Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Iron Gate Hatchery February 1, 2019 in General At Iron Gate Hatchery in Hornbrook, the fall 2018 spawning operation has just concluded. Iron Gate spawns both Fall-Run Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon from the Klamath River. For Chinook, the hatchery staff manually collect the eggs and mix it with the milt immediately after the fish come into the facility. Tagged With: biologist, chinook, coho, environmental scientist, hatchery, iron gate, klamath, klamath river, salmon, scientist Science Spotlight: CDFW’s Annual Egg Take Results in Big Haul on the Little Truckee River October 26, 2018 in Wildlife Research Each October, conditions permitting, CDFW staff and volunteers from the California Inland Fisheries Foundation, Inc. and Kokanee Power descend on the Little Truckee River, just upstream from Stampede Reservoir near Truckee, and get to work on the annual Kokanee Egg Take. Tagged With: egg, fisheries, inland, kokanee, little truckee river, salmon, stampede reservoir, truckee Science Spotlight: It’s Spawning Season for Salmon, Scientists Trying to Revive Extinct Central Valley Salmon Run October 19, 2018 in Wildlife Research Fresno County may seem an unlikely setting for salmon restoration and research, but some of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) most ambitious work with salmon anywhere is taking place in the heart of the parched Central Valley. Tagged With: central valley, chinook, extinct, salmon, season, spawning, tracking California Fish and Game, Issue 103(4) April 5, 2018 in California Fish and Game Journal The latest issue of California Fish and Game, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s scientific journal, is now available online! Issue 103(4) features articles that add to the knowledge base for three marine species, all of which face potential threats from overharvesting, incidental take and loss of habitat: Thorny stingray, Chinook salmon and green abalone. Tagged With: chinook, fish and game, green abalone, habitat, habitat loss, incidental take, journal, marine, overharvesting, salmon, stingray, thorny stingray Going with the Flow: CDFW’s Water Branch Keeps a Careful Eye on California’s Riverine Resources March 23, 2018 in General Taking care of California’s fish and wildlife wouldn’t be possible without managing the resources upon which they depend. To that end, CDFW has an entire branch – and many scientific staff – dedicated to the scientific study, and planning and management of water resources. Tagged With: Chinook, Big Sur River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Water Action Plan, CDFW, cfs, coho, DFG, Fish and Game Code, IFP, Instream Flow, Monterey, Public Resources Code, Robert Holmes, salmon, Siskiyou, South Fork of hte Eel, steelhead, Ventura, Water Branch, watershed One Step Closer to Reestablishing a New Population of Endangered Winter Run Salmon March 9, 2018 in General Habitat is the key to the long-term survival of Sacramento River winter-run Chinook in California. Since 1999, CDFW has been working with multiple agencies and private parties on planning efforts to restore the population of these endangered salmon. More than $100 million has been allocated to specific habitat restoration work on Battle Creek, which comprises approximately 48 miles of prime salmon and steelhead habitat. Tagged With: Battle Creek, Fish and Wildlife, restoration, California, Captive broodstock program, CDFW, Chinook, Coleman, dam removal, Doug Killam, environmental scientist, habitat, Keswick, Livingston Stone, National Fish Hatchery, reintroduction, salmon, Shasta, steelhead, volcanic, winter run CDFW Implants Transponders into Spring-Run Chinook May 24, 2017 in General On Thursday, May 18, fisheries biologists implanted acoustic transponders into 60 endangered adult spring-run Chinook salmon. The transponders will track their movements and help determine spawning success later this season. The salmon will be released to spawn naturally in the San Joaquin River near Friant over the next three months. Tagged With: CDFW, Fish and Wildlife, NOAA, spring-run, Bureau of Reclamation, California, CDWR, Chinook, Friant, hatchery, Merced River, redds, restoration, salmon, San Joaquin River, spawn, spring run, track, transponders, USFWS Surveying the Sacramento River and Delta March 7, 2017 in Wildlife Research How CDFW uses a combination of scientific techniques to better understand fish populations and the general health of Northern California waterways. (video) Tagged With: fish, State Water Project, California Delta, CDFW, Central Valley Project, fisheries, inland, salmon, science, smelt, survey, tagging, trawling, video, wildlife conservation
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