Nearly one million salmon released into California rice fields to aid survival and growth
Nearly one million young salmon are being released this week into flooded rice fields near the Yolo Bypass. The project is a partnership with stakeholders from the Bridge Group and the Coleman National Fish Hatchery. The juvenile fish, called salmon fry, will spend several weeks growing in the shallow fields. After that, they will swim into the Sacramento River and begin their trip to the Pacific Ocean. The effort is based on scientific research showing flooded rice fields can help young Chinook salmon grow and survive.
Other anadromous fish news:
- Redheaded Blackbelt (Susanville, Calif.): $10 million in state salmon restoration funding includes major projects across the North Coast
- California Department of Water Resources: News release: Four years of innovation and teamwork – DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River
- CalTrout: Blog: A look back at the inaugural Southern Steelhead Symposium
- Salmon Business: Politicians turn on sea lions as predators blamed for salmon collapse
