News release: California hatcheries complete release of 20 million young salmon
Hatcheries operated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Central Valley just completed the final release of young Chinook salmon raised this year. More than 20 million young salmon, called smolts, raised in four state-run hatcheries were released in various locations throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems, the Delta, San Pablo Bay and into a coastal net pen.