Monday November 18, 2024
IndyBay —
Regarding the record salmon run on the Mokelumne this year, Scott Artis, Executive Director of the Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA), stated, “This steps back to what we saw last year as well: that when we actually give fish the right water conditions or truck them past the Delta pumps, hot water and low flows, and give them a chance to survive, we see record returns despite all of the layers of bad salmon policy.”
The Mokelumne River is hosting a record number of fall-run Chinook salmon this year, while the Upper Sacramento River is seeing a shockingly low return of fish.
A total of 29,912 fall-run Chinook salmon have moved past the Woodbridge Diversion Dam on the Mokelumne River as of November 13, 2024, according to Michelle Workman, the East Bay Municipal Utility District’s Fisheries and Wildlife Manager. This will be an all-time record for fall Chinook spawning escapement on the river, a tributary of the San Joaquin River.
“Last year the total run size was 28,865, while the total run last year on the same date was 20,859,” said Workman.