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Fishing On: California Works Out Deal

November 20, 2008 -- Trout planting has resumed in most central San Joaquin Valley reservoirs and rivers following a judge's decision earlier this month that could significantly alter how state-grown hatchery fish are stocked throughout California.

After blowing a court-imposed deadline to prepare an environmental impact report on its trout and salmon stocking programs, the Department of Fish and Game was ordered into talks with two plaintiffs on how to minimize the negative impacts these programs have on environmentally sensitive species. Read the full story to get the details.

"The DFG has been stocking non-native fish for more than 100 years, a practice some environmentalists have long called into question. The debate reached a tipping point in May 2007 when the two non-profit groups successfully sued the DFG."


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