Wet years pose a challenge to California fish: The more water pumped from Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the harder the hit to fish.

The John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility fish protective facility intercepts fish about two miles before water reaches the pumps. This year has been especially deadly, state figures showed.

Immigrants, tribes and other people of color rely on fish from the Delta. California faces a federal discrimination probe for failing to protect them.

About 377,000 anglers from the Bay Area and Delta region are licensed to fish in California, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife data.

Environmentalists say in addition to the Delta fish declines caused by diversions, people of color are disproportionally harmed by contamination of the fish they eat.

She said modified timing of releases from Lake Shasta will improve cold-water spawning conditions for the fish and support them during migration, and steps taken in the Delta will reduce fish ...

In Bortala Mongolian autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, travelers can both enjoy the picturesque view of Sayram Lake and savor delicious cold-water fish sourced from the lake.

USGS fish biologist Toby Kock said water temperatures in the 80s have approached record-highs in the lower Yakima River, creating a thermal barrier for any salmon and steelhead trying to swim in ...

A villager feeds cold-water fish at a breeding base in Quyang Village, Taiyuan Township of Pengshui Miao-Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, July 19, 2024.

The John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility fish protective facility intercepts fish about two miles before water reaches the pumps. This year has been especially deadly, state figures showed.

The lake held no fish until a local aquaculture body decided to introduce the northern whitefish (Coregonus peled), a well-adapted cold-water fish, from Russia in 1998.