Extra wild California salmon being released into Sacramento River
3/5/2022 12:26:12 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Butte County, CA
Colusa County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Yuba County, CA
Start Date: 2/9/2022
- End Date: 3/2/2022
An estimated 6% of the eggs that wild winter-run chinook salmon laid in the Sacramento River during the 2021 summer survived drought, so wildlife officials are taking extreme steps to protect the endangered population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 400,000 juvenile salmon on March 2 from a hatchery into the river, after releasing almost 125,000 last month. Releases this year have been more than double that of releases in 2021.
San Francisco Chronicle (Calif.), March 2, 2022
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