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Letters: Predators play role in salmon decline
Chico Enterprise-Record
Posted: 03/28/2009 12:08:20 AM PDT
I couldn't help but respond to Steve Carson's March 20 column, "Legislation for war on stripers," expressing concern over legislation to address impacts of striped bass predation on native species.
The water industry has with some justification borne a significant share of the blame for the decline of salmon and other native species in California. However largely ignored by policy makers within the Department of Fish and Game and other resource agencies is the impact of introduced predators, such as the striped bass. I am a retired DFG fishery biologist. Field biologists have for years seen evidence of the significant negative impacts of striped bass and other introduced non-native fish species in Central Valley waters. Studies at the recently completed, nearly $100 million Glenn-Colusa fish screen, were showing unacceptably high levels of predation, of which striped bass were and may still be a major contributor.
Given the hundreds of millions of dollars spent in the last decade on fish habitat improvements, largely consisting of costly fish screens, perhaps it is time to review and respond to the much ignored role of introduced predators.
— Paul Ward, Chico
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Letters: Predators play role in salmon decline
Chico Enterprise-Record
Posted: 03/28/2009 12:08:20 AM PDT
I couldn't help but respond to Steve Carson's March 20 column, "Legislation for war on stripers," expressing concern over legislation to address impacts of striped bass predation on native species.
The water industry has with some justification borne a significant share of the blame for the decline of salmon and other native species in California. However largely ignored by policy makers within the Department of Fish and Game and other resource agencies is the impact of introduced predators, such as the striped bass. I am a retired DFG fishery biologist. Field biologists have for years seen evidence of the significant negative impacts of striped bass and other introduced non-native fish species in Central Valley waters. Studies at the recently completed, nearly $100 million Glenn-Colusa fish screen, were showing unacceptably high levels of predation, of which striped bass were and may still be a major contributor.
Given the hundreds of millions of dollars spent in the last decade on fish habitat improvements, largely consisting of costly fish screens, perhaps it is time to review and respond to the much ignored role of introduced predators.
— Paul Ward, Chico
Jim's Fishing Charters
www.JimsFishing.com
http://ca.youtube.com/user/Sushihunter250
erhaps it is time to review and respond to the much ignored role of introduced predators.
