Column: We’re wiping out the Southern California steelhead trout. Time to fix that
8 months, 1 week ago

Column: We’re wiping out the Southern California steelhead trout. Time to fix that

LA Times  

A Southern California steelhead trout. The state Fish and Game Commission recently declared the Southern California steelhead trout an endangered species. “One fish where 25,000 used to be,” says Russell Marlow, south coast project manager for California Trout, a nonprofit activist organization. “While I celebrate the ability of one fish to exist, it’s a giant red flag.” Three adult steelhead were sighted five years ago in the Santa Clara River that flows between Santa Clarita and Oxnard, Marlow adds. If things continue, it may last only 30 to 50 years — and maybe that’s even generous.” That’s sad, especially for a guy like me who’s old enough to remember the excitement of steelhead spawning runs up the Ventura River.

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