Water & Fishery Resources
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The Water and Fishery Resources Program oversees water and fish issues
throughout California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin, from the Klamath River to the Lower
Colorado River, and from San Francisco Bay to Eastern Nevada . Within
this area, the Program focuses on the conservation and restoration of
aquatic ecosystems.
Major responsibilities and initiatives include:
National Fish Hatcheries: Coleman, Livingston
Stone, and Lahontan.
- Fish
Health Investigations conducted by our Fish Health Laboratory: (CANV FHC).
- Central
Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA): coordinating implementation
on water management and restoration in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta
and Central Valley: (Sacramento
FWO).
- Trinity River Restoration through the Trinity River
Restoration Act: (Arcata FWO).
- Anadromous
Fish Restoration: in the Klamath River: (Yreka
FWO , Arcata
FWO) Central
Valley,(Red Bluff FWO, Stockton
FWO) and coastal streams. (Arcata
FWO).
- Non-native Invasive Species Program: technical assistance to limit
the spread of invasives: (Stockton
FWO).
- Restoration and recovery of endangered
cui-ui: (Marble
Bluff Fish Facility).
Water Operations Division
--Decision Solutions Model (DSM)
--Guidelines for the Appraisal of Water Rights in California
California and Nevada Region Fisheries |
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