Baby salmon are released from a tanker truck to a fish hatchery in Rio Vista, March 25, 2014. (CBS)
RIO VISTA (KCBS) — State and federal fishing officials began relocating Chinook salmon by the millions on Tuesday from five Northern California hatcheries to aid in their journey to the ocean as drought conditions are expected to deteriorate.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service have joined together in a 2-and-a-half month operation to transport the salmon by the truckload, downstream of the delta.
The shallow, warm waters of region’s rivers leave the juvenile fish vulnerable to predators so officials are helping them migrate to ensure the species continues to flourish.
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