For a small fish found only in the San Francisco Estuary, the Delta smelt has caused much controversy over the years, ranging from lawsuits to executive orders. What is the history of the Delta smelt?

What does a 3-inch-long, nearly extinct fish native to California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have to do with fighting California wildfires? Nothing, apart from a need for water. That hasn’t ...

Endangered delta smelt hatched at UC Davis swim in a holding tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach in 2019 as part of an effort to revive a species threatened with extinction. (Los Angeles ...

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A delta smelt. Photo courtesy California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish. — Mark Twain I ...

Trump's new directive to prioritize water for Southern California over environmental protections reignites tensions with Newsom as wildfires in LA continue.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A UC Davis fish biologist was startled by the extremely low number of delta smelt discovered in a recent survey. Over the years we have seen federal pumping restrictions ...

A longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay area is measured during population surveys. (Jacob Staff/USFWS via Courthouse News) (CN) — Federal officials this week will start the process of designating ...