Governor Newsom today announced that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is upgrading 21 fish hatcheries to boost the state’s salmon and trout populations and protect hatcheries from the impacts of climate change. The project helps build the California salmon and trout supply, which are central to the health of California’s biodiversity but also indigenous peoples, communities, and the state’s multimillion-dollar fishing industry. … The “Climate Induced Hatcheries Upgrade Project” launched today was first funded with $15 million in emergency drought funding in 2021. Since that funding was allocated, CDFW has been working with leading hatchery and hydrology consultants to identify specific concerns with regard to water quality and quantity, fish rearing and water supply infrastructure and operational inefficiencies at the hatcheries.

Other salmon news:

• Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom: News release: Governor Newsom announces upgrades to 21 state fish hatcheries to boost salmon populations​
• myMotherLode.com (Murphys, Calif.): Moccasin among fish hatcheries receiving upgrades
• The Plumas Sun (Calif.): CDFW implements ‘significant shift’ in salmon strategy
• Marin Independent Journal (Calif.): Opinion: Salmon fishing shutdown marks grim milestone, but we shouldn’t give up hope