by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 1, 2025
Angelina Cook For decades, stream flows in the Shasta River dropped to a fraction of historical levels every summer, no matter how wet the water year type. Now, a new law, AB 263, which took effect in September 2025, requires that sufficient quantities of water remain...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 1, 2025
By: Eric Woodruff Fall-run Chinook salmon are currently migrating back to the Lower Mokelumne River to spawn. Many of these fish will be spawned in the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery. But of those that spawn in the river, many will do so in reaches where there have...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Sep 30, 2025
The Hydropower Reform Coalition (HRC) has been advocating since the early 1990s for improved conditions in waters affected by hydroelectric projects. HRC advocacy has increased streamflows and made flow information public, achieved new and improved river access, and...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Sep 30, 2025
A fish ladder is a structure in a natural or artificial waterway that allows fish to pass to a destination, like the ocean or spawning grounds. The ladder can go up, down, or around an obstacle like a dam. Throughout California, the success of native fish species and...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Aug 29, 2025
Author: Chris Shutes The Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) hearing continues this month, scheduled for September 2, 5, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22, 29 and 30. Hearing dates are also scheduled for October 1, 6, 9, 10, 14, & 15. Additional proposed, but not confirmed, hearing...
