Salmon
February 13, 2010--Sacramento River salmon run collapsing, data show (Los Angeles Times)
Despite a historic shutdown of coastal salmon fishing, the number of salmon returning to the Sacramento River is collapsing, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Returning fall Chinook salmon numbers have dropped to their lowest level since monitoring began in the 1970s, the report said.
January 19, 2010--New Calif. water policy aims to save state's key estuary, but critics say it falls short (Los Angeles Times)
The perilously low populations of salmon and native fish are symptoms, according to numerous scientists, of a crashing ecosystem in the West Coast's largest estuary. Numerous theories abound for the decline, from too much water being pumped from the delta for drinking and irrigation to the use of agricultural chemicals. Whatever the cause, Gov.
October 10, 2009--Oregon dam's demise lets the Rogue River run (Los Angeles Times)
For years, the water stored by the Savage Rapids Dam has nurtured the green bean fields and grazing pastures of southern Oregon, turning them into a lush region of bounty.But there has been a price: the death of thousands of fish, which slammed themselves into the concrete wall of the dam in a futile effort to head upstream.
September 30, 2009--Utility agrees to removal of 4 Klamath River dams (Los Angeles Times)
In a major boost for California's dwindling salmon stocks, a utility
company has agreed to the removal of four hydroelectric dams that for
decades have blocked fish migrations on one of the West Coast's most
important salmon rivers.
September 23, 2009--Sen. Feinstein urges outside review of Calif. water restrictions (New York Times)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is pressing the Obama administration to take a
step back from California's drought emergency to authorize a
third-party scientific review of two federal biological opinions that
restrict water deliveries to farmers in the Central Valley.
September 16, 2009--New Northwest salmon plan modifies Bush approach (Los Angeles Times)
Fisheries managers announced Tuesday that they would enhance but not
significantly alter the government's current strategy for saving salmon
from extinction in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, drawing
criticism from conservationists.
September 11, 2009--Feds impose new limits on pesticides to protect salmon (Environmental News Service)
For the first time in 20 years, two federal government agencies that
are required by law to consult together on how pesticides affect
endangered species have completed a consultation on salmon exposure to
pesticides. As a result, the U.S.
September 3, 2009--Schwarzenegger to Obama cabinet: Water... please! (Environmental Network News)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has demanded that
President Barack Obama's cabinet rethink federal policy that would
divert water from parched farms and cities to threatened fish, his
administration said on Wednesday.
August 24, 2009--Green coalition intervenes in salmon water tug of war (Environmental News Network)
Another water rights conflict between humans and fish is coming to a head in drought-stricken California. A coalition of fishing and environmental groups and tribes filed papers
in federal court today in Fresno seeking to secure the water that
California's native salmon and other endangered fish species need for
survival.
October 22, 2008--Judge says fish in peril, orders no water cutbacks (Denver Post)
A federal judge says California's canal water systems are placing three species of wild salmon ‘unquestionably in jeopardy.’ In a ruling Tuesday, U.S.
