Meet the man trying to save this 'stupid little fish' and see why he thinks it's important

The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt captives are young, scientists at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory put snails in the black interiors of the tanks as a slow-moving mollusk cleaning crew.

Manatees may be smarter than we think

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Catch and Release Is No Fun for the Fish

Playing Caregiver to My Daughter's Fish - The New York Times

Little Fish in Big Trouble: The Bay Delta's Longfin Smelt

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 7-12: Delta Conveyance Project history and resources; Newsom's water supply strategy; More join voluntary agreement effort; and all the top water news of the week ~

In the Wild Coastal Plain with surprisingly wild suburban ponds

Little Fish in Big Trouble: The Bay Delta's Longfin Smelt

Lab tries to save Delta smelt, CA water wars endangered fish

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 7-12: Delta Conveyance Project history and resources; Newsom's water supply strategy; More join voluntary agreement effort; and all the top water news of the week ~