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5 lis 2021 · The Delta Smelt is a small fish, endemic to California that only occurs in the San Francisco Estuary. The slender-bodied fish typically reaches about 60-70 mm to a maximum size of about 120 mm (Figures 1, 2 and 3).
The delta smelt is endemic to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California, where it is distributed from the Suisun Bay upstream through the delta in Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Solano Counties.
Amid the labyrinthine waterways of California’s lush delta, a controversy brews around a diminutive fish, the delta smelt. Often no more than a whisper in the roiling water wars, this endangered species has unwittingly sparked contentious debates across the sun-drenched state.
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24 cze 2019 · A research team led by Peter Moyle from the University of California, Davis explored the controversy between the protection of delta smelt and the livelihood of California farmers, and further analyzed the outcomes for current water use within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
3 kwi 2015 · Living only in California, the delta smelt is a tiny, silvery blue fish that has been at the heart of a longtime war over the state's water. Scientists warn that the smelt is nearing...
2 paź 2024 · California water managers decided to curtail extra water flows intended to support endangered delta smelt. The change has sparked debate over protections for fish.
SACRAMENTO — This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), along with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, experimentally released captively produced Delta smelt into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
