SCIENCE NEWS: Snorkel surveys provide valuable information for restorating Chinook salmon, steelhead in Central Valley; The value of a California salmon; Golden trout relocation; 10 really weird animals of the Anthropocene; and more …

SCIENCE NEWS: Snorkel surveys provide valuable information for restorating Chinook salmon, steelhead in Central Valley; The value of a California salmon; Golden trout relocation; 10 really weird animals of the Anthropocene; and more ….
In science news this week: Snorkel surveys provide valuable information for restorating Chinook salmon, steelhead in Central Valley; The value of a California salmon; Golden trout relocation; Collapse at salmon farm renews debate about fish farming; Climate may quickly drive forest-eating beetles north, says study: Pines in Canada and much of US at risk; Climate change could cause fish to shrink in size; And lastly … 10 really weird animals of the Anthropocene ‘A job that will kick your butt’: Physically grueling yet critical: Snorkel surveys provide valuable information for restorating Chinook salmon, steelhead in Central Valley: “Snorkeling for a living may sound like a lot of fun, but when it comes to Chinook salmon survey counts for the U.S.
We are generally surprised by the overall lack of information on the economics of California’s commercial and recreational salmon fisheries.
… ” Read more from Science Daily here: Climate may quickly drive forest-eating beetles north, says study: Pines in Canada and much of US at risk Climate change could cause fish to shrink in size: “In the coming decades, warming ocean temperatures could stunt the growth of fish by as much as 30 percent, according to a new study in the journal Global Change Biology.
So as oceans heat up, a fish’s metabolism accelerates to cope with the rising temperatures and they need more oxygen to sustain their body functions.
But fish gills do not grow at the same pace as the rest of their body, resulting in a decline of oxygen supply and in growth.
… ” Read more from Yale 360 here: Climate change could cause fish to shrink in size And lastly … 10 really weird animals of the Anthropocene: “You don’t have to look to the future to find cloned wolves and hybrid bears.
They’re already among us … Many conservationists call our current epoch the Anthropocene, an age when humanity impacts everything on earth.
… ” Read more from the Cool Green Science blog here: 10 really weird animals of the Anthropocene Maven’s XKCD Comic Pick of the Week … Sign up for daily email service and you’ll never miss a post!
About Science News and Reports: This weekly feature, posted every Thursday, is a collection of the latest scientific research and reports with a focus on relevant issues to the Delta and to California water, although other issues such as climate change are sometimes included.

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