Reporting from STOCKTON — The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the California Delta. 2) A useless bait fish that deprives Central Valley ...

Delta smelt swim in a tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Discovery Bay. The Delta smelt is a small, slender fish that only lives in the Delta. It’s ...

The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt ...

"Prepare for the extinction of the Delta Smelt in the wild," UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle told a group of scientists with the Delta Stewardship Council. He says the latest state trawl survey ...

Time may be running out for California’s most infamous fish. Despite a decades-long rescue effort, the tiny delta smelt appears closer than ever to vanishing from its only natural home, the Sacramento ...

We're back here on the saltwaters of Buzzards Bay. The winds were south-west all week, however today they have shifted and are now coming from the east. They say "east is least and west is best" when ...

Delta smelt are tiny fish — most adults are less than 3 inches long — and nearly translucent, with a steely-blue sheen on their sides. As larvae, they start out eating microscopic food like ...

The longfin smelt, a fish the length of a popsicle stick that once fed hundreds of San Francisco Bay animals including humans, was just added to a growing list of endangered species. The federal ...

The University of California, Davis’ Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory was in financial limbo after its grant lapsed. SACRAMENTO, California — The federal government agreed Tuesday to continue ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Dalton Fry cast a finely meshed net into the murky Cowlitz River. He waited a few minutes, then hauled it in and poured the contents into a glass jar. There swam dozens of smelt ...

DULUTH — The Magic Smelt Parade will return to the Lakewalk on May 25, complete with brass band and climactic smelt fry. The event, a whimsical tribute to the Northland's most beloved invasive species ...

Smelt fishing is in full swing at Lake Suwa in central Japan. The winter pastime can be enjoyed at the lake in Nagano ...