chinook salmon both winter fall and spring run our historical species in
spring run our historical species in
spring run our historical species in California but there aren’t any more
California but there aren’t any more
California but there aren’t any more natural salmon there just aren’t and
natural salmon there just aren’t and
natural salmon there just aren’t and without spawning raising and releasing
without spawning raising and releasing
without spawning raising and releasing salmon every year by this federal
salmon every year by this federal
salmon every year by this federal government and state government there
government and state government there
government and state government there wouldn’t be any salmon we’re at the
wouldn’t be any salmon we’re at the
wouldn’t be any salmon we’re at the Livingston stone National Fish Hatchery
Livingston stone National Fish Hatchery
Livingston stone National Fish Hatchery which is part of the Coleman National
which is part of the Coleman National
which is part of the Coleman National Fish Hatchery complex Livingston stone
Fish Hatchery complex Livingston stone
Fish Hatchery complex Livingston stone is located right below Shasta Dam and we
is located right below Shasta Dam and we
is located right below Shasta Dam and we operate this facility for the
operate this facility for the
operate this facility for the propagation of endangered winter run
propagation of endangered winter run
propagation of endangered winter run Chinook as part of a supplementation
Chinook as part of a supplementation
Chinook as part of a supplementation program for that run we do salmon
program for that run we do salmon
program for that run we do salmon spawning year-round both the state and
spawning year-round both the state and
spawning year-round both the state and federal hatcheries what’s different
federal hatcheries what’s different
federal hatcheries what’s different about today is the numbers we don’t
about today is the numbers we don’t
about today is the numbers we don’t normally release 600,000 four-inch fish
normally release 600,000 four-inch fish
normally release 600,000 four-inch fish for years that we’ve been in this
for years that we’ve been in this
for years that we’ve been in this historic drought have decimated the
historic drought have decimated the
historic drought have decimated the salmon habitat
salmon habitat
salmon habitat the rivers are becoming warmer and
the rivers are becoming warmer and
the rivers are becoming warmer and they’re becoming a dryer and they’re
they’re becoming a dryer and they’re
they’re becoming a dryer and they’re becoming thinner there hasn’t been a
becoming thinner there hasn’t been a
becoming thinner there hasn’t been a real strain of natural fish for many
real strain of natural fish for many
real strain of natural fish for many it’s almost all hatchery fish now
it’s almost all hatchery fish now
it’s almost all hatchery fish now statewide they’re not necessarily
statewide they’re not necessarily
statewide they’re not necessarily endangered because of drought their
endangered because of drought their
endangered because of drought their numbers are temporarily in jeopardy
numbers are temporarily in jeopardy
numbers are temporarily in jeopardy because of drought
because of drought
because of drought the only thing we do is add more fish
the only thing we do is add more fish
the only thing we do is add more fish and so that’s what we’re doing it’s a
and so that’s what we’re doing it’s a
and so that’s what we’re doing it’s a big effort it’s expensive effort but
big effort it’s expensive effort but
big effort it’s expensive effort but it’s
this location is between Shasta Dam and
this location is between Shasta Dam and Keswick dam salmon can’t get above
Keswick dam salmon can’t get above
Keswick dam salmon can’t get above Keswick dam they also can’t necessarily
Keswick dam they also can’t necessarily
Keswick dam they also can’t necessarily get below Keswick dam if we were
get below Keswick dam if we were
get below Keswick dam if we were released in here so we put him in the
released in here so we put him in the
released in here so we put him in the truck take them down to Caldwell Park in
truck take them down to Caldwell Park in
truck take them down to Caldwell Park in Redding and release them so that then
Redding and release them so that then
Redding and release them so that then they have a complete pathway to the
they have a complete pathway to the
they have a complete pathway to the Pacific
the news
the news and then something some switch some
and then something some switch some
and then something some switch some genetic marker happens and they turn
genetic marker happens and they turn
genetic marker happens and they turn around and they say time to go on it’s a
around and they say time to go on it’s a
around and they say time to go on it’s a very position it really is and we don’t
very position it really is and we don’t
very position it really is and we don’t know why they do they come out in the
know why they do they come out in the
know why they do they come out in the tube literally just get shot out into
tube literally just get shot out into
tube literally just get shot out into the river though follow the current down
the river though follow the current down
the river though follow the current down the Sacramento River all the way and
the Sacramento River all the way and
the Sacramento River all the way and they’ll go through the bay and end up in
they’ll go through the bay and end up in
they’ll go through the bay and end up in the ocean only 1% of those fish are
the ocean only 1% of those fish are
the ocean only 1% of those fish are gonna come back 99 percent time but
gonna come back 99 percent time but
gonna come back 99 percent time but we’re gonna put in six hundred thousand
we’re gonna put in six hundred thousand
we’re gonna put in six hundred thousand fish and three years from now maybe six
fish and three years from now maybe six
fish and three years from now maybe six thousand will come back here it’s a
thousand will come back here it’s a
thousand will come back here it’s a labor of love for the department’s it
labor of love for the department’s it
labor of love for the department’s it really is but it’s also a completely
really is but it’s also a completely
really is but it’s also a completely losing battle but we’re gonna drive on
losing battle but we’re gonna drive on
losing battle but we’re gonna drive on and we’re gonna continue the show
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