After decades of court proceedings, the Owens River Gorge has begun to receive additional water to help restore historic fish populations and increase fishing opportunities. The Mono County Superior Court recently approved an agreement between the California Department of Fish … Continued
Questions remain concerning fish populations in the Dan River following a coal ash spill that began Feb. 2, 2014 near Eden, North Carolina. A break in a stormwater pipe beneath an ash basin at the retired Dan River Steam Station … Continued
The eggs of endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon are less likely to hatch on some of the surfaces that have been made more common by human, or anthropogenic, changes on the river, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. … Continued
Imaging sonar is being used to estimate the population of sockeye salmon in Ozette Lake, located in Washington State. Surveyors are using imaging sonar technology at the lake’s outlet and along its shoreline to quantify the number of adult sockeye … Continued
Maine is one of 10 coastal states that were awarded grants through the Species Recovery Grant Program. Funding will go towards conservation projects designed to recover marine mammals, sea turtles and fish species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Authorized … Continued