Joint Committees on Fisheries and Aquaculture
July 27, 2021 - 10:00 a.m.
State Capitol, John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
Sacramento, CA
Press Release:
Video:
- Archived video (scroll to 7/27/2021 “Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture” hearing)
Agenda:
Background:
- Hearing background summary
- May 20, 2021 Letter to State Water Resources Control Board RE: Temperature Protections for Sacramento River Salmon
Presenter biographies:
Additional Information:
Salmon Fisheries Information, Management Process, and Impacts on Salmon Production:
- Pacific Salmon Management - CDFW Background
- Noteworthy salmon statistics
- What the last drought did to winter-run Chinook
- West Coast salmon season regulations set for 2021
- CDFW Rolls Out Guidance For Fishing During The Drought
- Extreme heat could kill nearly all young salmon in the Sacamento River
- California's Salmon in Upstream Battle Against Drought
- As drought dries California rivers salmon take truck rides to sea
Tribal Salmon Fisheries:
- Catastrophic juvenile fish kill unfolds in realtime on the Klamath River
- Fish kill causes Karuk Tribe to declare state of climate emergency
- Racism, drought and history - Young Native Americans fight back as water disappears
- Karuk Scott River emergency petition
Central Valley Drought Policy and Water Management Information:
- Drought in the Western United States Sets a 122 year record
- The West's historic drought in 3 maps
- Coalition opposes temporary urgency changes for Central Valley Water Project and State Water Project
- State water chief admits mistakes in management
- Letter from Sec Laird to Chair Marucs on Voluntary Agreements
- California Sues Trump Administration Over New Federal Water Rules
- Who's getting unreasonable water allocations in CA
North Coast Drought Policy and Water Management Information:
- Worsening drought conditions prompt emergency action in Russian River watershed
- Russian River curtailments delayed
- Lake Mendocino is drying up
- Limbo for Mendocino County water transfer clouds outlook for key Russian River source
- Lawsuit alleges lax groundwater oversight in Sonoma County threatens Russian River
- Shasta River Dangerously Low on Water
- Draft drought emergency regulations for Scott River and Shasta River watersheds
Klamath Dam Removal:
- Klamath Dam FAQ
- The Importance of the Klamath River to Anadromous Fish
- Transfer of four Klamath River dams approved by CPUC
- Iron Gate Hatchery won't release fish into the Klamath River
- Ammon Bundy coming soon - Federal water cutoffs igniting rebellion in Northen California