Federal regulators weigh status of longfin smelt in delta
Submitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 00:02.
Federal regulators weigh status of longfin smelt in delta
Written by Staff Report
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
(AP) - Federal authorities will consider whether to designate another delta fish for protection under the Endangered Species Act after a sharp population decline last year.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will review the status of the longfin smelt to determine whether it is a threatened or endangered species.
The 4 inch-long fish is native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Last year it registered its lowest population count in four decades of monitoring.
Environmental groups had requested a review in August.
The longfin's cousin, the Delta smelt, has been listed as a threatened species since 1993.
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