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California Drought Forces Fisheries to Truck Salmon Smolts to Sea
2014-03-26 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Every year between late March and early June, roughly 30 million Chinook salmon make their way from five Central Valley hatcheries to the Pacific Ocean. This year, however, these young salmoncalled smoltsface a perilous journey due to Californias enduring drought. In order to ensure that the Chinook make it all the way to the sea, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have adopted a drought contingency plan to transport salmon smolts...
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