New Red Bluff salmon pens could teach fish the path back home on the Sacramento River
A groundbreaking partnership between farmers and fishermen aims to save salmon in the Sacramento River. More than 500,000 juvenile fall-run salmon are now part of an imprinting project in Red Bluff to help improve their survival. The project, known as the “Bridge Group Project,” introduces juvenile salmon from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery into large, predator-protected net pens within the Tehama-Colusa Canal Forebay in Red Bluff. During a three to four-week period, the fish are exposed to the chemical and olfactory cues of Sacramento River water, allowing them to imprint on these signals.
Other salmon news:
- California Sportsman: Blog: Promising news from CDFW’s Salmon Information Meeting
- Trout Unlimited: Blog: Creating balance on a Lower Sacramento tributary
