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Smelt operations a hedge against extinction

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 28, 2009 at 8:03 am

From Redding’s Record Searchlight:

If the fragile Delta smelt winds up going extinct, the species could be restored where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers merge using a population being bred in the north state.

Scientists at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, a small operation nestled on the Sacramento River close to Shasta Dam, have reared the fish since last year. There are now 1,400 of the tiny fish at the hatchery, and the goal is to create a stock of thousands.

The project is expected to continue while the smelt remain in danger of sliding into extinction, said Scott Hamelberg, hatchery manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “We are all, of course, keeping our fingers crossed, hoping that doesn’t happen,” Hamelberg said.

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May 28, 2009 · Filed Under Delta smelt

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