Salmon Nursery in a Rice Field

2,584 views · Published 22 February 2013 · 2:09 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: UC Davis · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Scientists with UC Davis, the state Department of Water Resources and California Trout are investigating whether the Central Valley's river floodplains -- long farmed for rice and other crops -- could be managed to help recover California's populations of Chinook salmon. The fish were released in the Yolo Bypass, northwest of Sacramento.

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