Search results
4 kwi 2022 · The Delta smelt is an iridescent fish about the size of a finger. The fish is a bioindicator, often noted for its distinct smell of fresh cucumbers. Though small in size, it has an impact reaching beyond the Delta, all the way to Capitol Hill.
25 paź 2024 · Delta smelt, once a common species, are now nearly extinct. The small, silvery fish only lives in the Delta, and it’s long been a potent figure in California’s water wars. Delta smelt swim in a tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory on July 19, 2022.
23 sty 2024 · Inside, scientists are cultivating a slender, silvery minnow-like fish species with the aim of staving off its extinction, and reverse the course of decline of the long-troubled Delta smelt. Those familiar with the plight of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta need no introduction to the Delta smelt.
11 sie 2024 · The Delta Smelt Controversy and the Flows of Water. According to the dominant journalistic framing, the Delta Smelt is politically explosive due to the perceived zero-sum nature of California’s limited water supply: more water for fish means less water for people (and the agricultural industry in particular).
1 paź 2024 · According to the current state and federal Endangered Species Act permits, DWR and Reclamation are required to release a pulse of water through the Delta to the San Francisco Bay in September and October to improve habitat conditions for the listed Delta Smelt.
5 wrz 2007 · To protect the smelt, a species unique to the delta, a federal judge issued a far-reaching ruling Friday imposing limits on water diversion from the delta.
3 sie 2023 · The answer, of course, is the diminutive Delta smelt—a secretive, federally threatened fish that was once abundant and now is on the verge of extinction. As a result, much effort goes into finding new ways to bolster the fish’s habitat and population, with mixed results according to new analysis.
