
Researchers to rear salmon in rice field
The Center for Watershed Sciences thanks the 14 water researchers who volunteered to muddy themselves Monday in the Yolo Bypass -- all in the interest of science. They were installing fine-mesh holding pens for baby salmon in a harvested rice field. The enclosures are part of an experiment to see whether floodplains reclaimed for agriculture can be effectively managed to help save Chinook salmon from extinction. Next month, the field will be flooded and stocked with thousands of tagged hatchery fingerlings. Collaborators on the project include UC Davis (UCD), the state Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Trout (CT) and Cal Marsh and Farm Ventures, LLC. (CMFV)
Front row, left to right: Miranda Tilcock (CMFV), Martin Perales (UCD), Phil Choy (DWR), Amy Chandos (UCD), Leanne Rojas (DWR), Lynn Takata (DWR), Louise Conrad (DWR) and Naoaki Ikemiyagi (DWR)
Rear row, left to right: Carson Jeffres (UCD), Emily James (CMFV), Teejay O'Rear (UCD), Nick Corline (UCD), Ted Grantham (UCD), Steve Brumbaugh (DWR), Joshua Martinez (DWR) and Jacob Katz (CT).