In addition to in-river and bay releases, CDFW releases fall-run Chinook salmon smolts directly into the Pacific Ocean. Like releases in the bay, fish are either directly released into the water at night to avoid predation by birds or placed in floating net pens that are hauled out to sea. After several days of acclimating to their new environment, the fish are released from the net pens to swim off into the open ocean waters. The goal of ocean releases is to increase ocean harvest opportunities
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California releases 3.5 million salmon into Sacramento River amid population crisis
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Returning Chinook salmon are repopulating just about every inch of their historic habitat upstream of the former Klamath River dams one year after dam removal. CDFW has invested more than $30 million in habitat restoration projects to support these fish and future generations, including funding and assisting with the dramatic demolition of a concrete barrier on Jenny Creek in September that has opened up an additional mile of salmon and steelhead spawning and rearing habitat. https://wildlife.ca
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River Temperatures and Survival of Endangered California Winter-Run Chinook Salmon in the 2021 Drought
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100K Chinook salmon released into Lake Berryessa
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Spawning of fall-run Chinook salmon at CDFW’s Central Valley salmon hatcheries has wrapped up for the season. The total numbers of salmon returning to the Feather, American and Mokelumne rivers are still being tallied, but the Feather River, Nimbus and Mokelumne River hatcheries received sufficient returns to support their egg collection needs. In addition to the eggs needed to support this year’s production goal of 25 million fish, CDFW collected excess eggs to share with the Coleman National F
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Fall-run chinook salmon are running in the American River! CDFW Interpreter Laura Drath recently gave an insightful talk to the Friends of Sutter's Landing in the Sacramento area about the ecology of the river and the fascinating lifecycle of salmon. The group is dedicated to maintaining this important section of the Sacramento River, hosting cleanups, educational talks like this one and many other public activities to help preserve this vital ecosystem. Want to witness the amazing salmon spawni
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Bay releases of smolt-sized fall-run Chinook salmon raised at our Feat…
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This is making me emotional 😭 The first Chinook salmon returns to Ca…
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130,000 chinook salmon released into Lake Oroville
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CDFW has completed the release of approximately 23 million fall-run C…
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