Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community CDFW Biologists Confirm Green Sturgeon Spawn in Yuba River May 31, 2019 in Wildlife Research CDFW biologists have been taking a new approach to looking at reproduction in one of the oldest fish species in existence. Green sturgeon, which are listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act, are in effect a living fossil, having swam in both the fresh and ocean waters from California to Alaska for more than 200 million years. Tagged With: biologist, egg mats, endangered species act, fisheries, fisheries management, green sturgeon, spawning, threatened species, yuba river Golden Trout Relocation August 23, 2017 in General This summer marked the end of an incredible journey for four dozen of California’s designated state freshwater fish, the golden trout, as they returned home after 10 months away. The fish traveled more than 500 miles in tanks and buckets, by hand and by mule, en route to their native waters 9,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada range. Tagged With: American River Fish Hatchery, California, CDFW, drought, Fish and Wildlife, freshwater, golden trout, Kern River, rescue, Sierra Nevada, state fish, threatened species, Tulare County, video, Volcanic Creek
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