Tag Archives: James Hobbs

Will Delta Smelt Have a Happy New Year?

Posted on January 14, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by James Hobbs and Peter Moyle The results of 2017 surveys of Delta fishes are coming in. Already, the results are clear:  it was an unhappy year for Delta smelt. The wet year with high outflows should have created an … Continue reading →

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California WaterFix and Delta Smelt

Posted on August 13, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Peter Moyle and James Hobbs The delta smelt is on a trajectory towards extinction in the wild.  Heading into 2017, the spawning adult population was at an all-time low although this past wet winter has apparently seen a small … Continue reading →

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Delta smelt’s unsung cousin seems verging on extinction, too

Posted on August 30, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By James Hobbs and Peter Moyle Another native fish of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta appears to be rivaling the cliffhanger status of the delta smelt. Relative to its historical abundance, the lesser-known longfin smelt has experienced an even bigger decline … Continue reading →

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