Institute for Fisheries Resources

02/07/2020

IFR is looking for a new Executive Director! To apply, visit https://pcffa.org/pcffa-ifr-executive-director/ or you can email [email protected] for more information.

PCFFA & IFR Executive Director Listing date: February 1, 2020 Closing date: February 29, 2020 Desired start date: March 15-April 1, 2020 PCFFA and IFR seek an Executive Director to carry out their collective fisheries and environmental policy missions and to maintain the viability, fiscal sustainabi...

10/26/2019

Good news from the federal hatchery.

Spawning operations will be wrapping up soon at Coleman National Fish Hatchery and it appears to be a successful year. Plenty of fish in Battle Creek means plenty to spawn. On Friday night, we took a look at the process itself that attracts thousands of hatchery visitors every fall. For more than tw...

08/16/2019

Support volitional fish passage!

H/t Barbara

06/28/2019

Salmon mean business!

The number of Chinook salmon set to spawn in the Sacramento River is on the rise, turning around the fortunes of fishing villages along the California coast after decades of decline caused by drought and environmental regulations.

05/29/2019

Dam removal works! Next, the Klamath, then the Eel... wherever they come out, fish populations recover and thrive, and fishing communities recover and prosper.

Four years ago, construction crews with huge jackhammers tore apart a 10-story concrete dam in the wooded canyons of the Carmel River, between the Big Sur hills and the beach front town of Carmel.

03/01/2019

David Bernhardt is compromised beyond remedy. Any Senator who votes to approve his nomination for Interior Secretary is voting to sell out the American people.

WASHINGTON — Complaints are mounting against Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt over allegations he used his position to help the interests of his former lobbying client, California’s powerful Westlands Water District. The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint accusing Bernh...

01/15/2019

It shouldn't surprise anyone to learn that Wall Street has commodified many 'intangible' aspects of their lives. For example, there's an index (the "QALY") for how good your life is adjusted by how long you're expected to live that insurance companies use to decide coverage and service bases. So of course they're indexing the price of water rights now too. If you want to learn more about how the financial industry views the water we need to support healthy, productive salmon runs, start tracking NASDAQ's California water index at $NQH20. We've known it for decades, but now Wall Street shows that it's undeniable: water for fish and the environment is nothing but a sunk cost, and corporate water users are motivated by nothing but greed. Learn more:

11/09/2018

Huge news from the Delta Stewardship Council... Will the staff recommendation stand, or will science and stewardship get rolled once again?

The Delta Stewardship Council staff just released a draft report recommending that the Council sustain the appeals filed by an array of organizations, Tribes and governments — and find that WaterFix is not consistent with the Delta Plan. By Dan Bacher “In light of claims raised by nine appellant...