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CDFW: Massive Chinook Salmon Fry Die-Off on the Klamath River

Monday, March 4

The department says it is presumed to be due to gas bubble disease as the fry migrated through the Iron Gate Dam tunnel.Bubble disease results from environmental or physical trauma often associated with severe pressure change.It was an estimated 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry... Read More.

CDFW Says Warming Waters May be Cause of Fish Die-Off at Lake Davis

Thursday, July 13

Dead fish have been popping up around Lake Davis; CDFW says a naturally occurring bacteria may be a cause.CDFW biologists have been working with local authorities since early June, identifying Brown Bullhead, a species of catfish, dead or dying throughout the reservoir. These fish... Read More.