Reporting from STOCKTON — The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the California Delta. 2) A useless bait fish that deprives Central Valley ...

The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt ...

Delta smelt swim in a tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Discovery Bay. The Delta smelt is a small, slender fish that only lives in the Delta. It’s ...

"Prepare for the extinction of the Delta Smelt in the wild," UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle told a group of scientists with the Delta Stewardship Council. He says the latest state trawl survey ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Dalton Fry cast a finely meshed net into the murky Cowlitz River. He waited a few minutes, then hauled it in and poured the contents into a glass jar. There swam dozens of smelt ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- It's an eerie look, if you're honest with yourself. Small huts, huddled together for protection from the wind, all perched atop a sharp green glow. On Saturday night, 5 inches ...

DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) --There is a place on Lake Superior where crashing waves meet the mouth of the Amnicon River. The pristine scenery is a tempting lure in its own right, but every spring dozens are ...

As a young biologist in the 1970s, Peter Moyle remembers towing nets behind boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and catching 50 to 100 translucent, finger-length smelt in a matter of minutes.

You might wish you had as much power to affect the environment and the economy as the delta smelt. Enemies have blamed the tiny freshwater fish for putting farmers out of business across California’s ...

DULUTH — The Magic Smelt Parade will return to the Lakewalk on May 25, complete with brass band and climactic smelt fry. The event, a whimsical tribute to the Northland's most beloved invasive species ...

Smelt fishing is in full swing at Lake Suwa in central Japan. The winter pastime can be enjoyed at the lake in Nagano ...

Rainbow smelt are small, tasty fish that Michigan anglers and stream dippers often take home by the bucket load. Unfortunately, they may be getting more than just protein. Michigan data shows elevated ...