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State halts sport fish stocking

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2008 at 3:22 pm

From the Sacramento Bee:

The California Department of Fish and Game has agreed to cease stocking sport fish in many of the state’s waters to avoid harming native species.

Two environment groups that sued the state over its hatchery and stocking practices announced the agreement this morning. The deal is intended to protect native species while the department prepares a broader, permanent plan for reforming its fish-stocking programs.

The agreement halts stocking of hatchery-raised fish wherever 16 native fish species and nine frog species are found, and will have a potentially wide-reaching effect on sport fishing in the state. The species targeted for protection range from Central California steelhead, found in the American River, to the California golden trout, found in lakes and rivers of the southern Sierra Nevada. Protected amphibians include the California red-legged frog and mountain yellow-legged frog.

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November 20, 2008 · Filed Under Water & Wildlife

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