$2 million set aside to address delta fish decline: "State and federal authorities, alarmed by a precipitous decline in the number of delta smelt and other species in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, have set aside $2 million to figure out whats wrong and what to do.
The dwindling number of delta smelt - which are at their lowest level ever - is especially worrisome, scientists said today, because the animal was once among the most common fish in the delta and are a bellwether of the estuary's health. Any change in their numbers could indicate that something is seriously amiss. "
The dwindling number of delta smelt - which are at their lowest level ever - is especially worrisome, scientists said today, because the animal was once among the most common fish in the delta and are a bellwether of the estuary's health. Any change in their numbers could indicate that something is seriously amiss. "
