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Article: Landlocked rainbow trout may get federal protection Fish seen as last hope for restoring population of steelheads
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- June 25, 2004
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Federal regulators may grant landlocked rainbow trout behind
Calaveras and San Antonio dams protection under the Endangered
Species Act.
Environmental groups working to restore historic runs of marine
steelhead trout to Alameda Creek say the rainbows are descended from
them. Genetic studies back up their case, they say.
The rainbow trout may serve as breeding stock for restoring
steelhead runs. But granting the fish federal protection also could
create new regulatory headaches for ranchers and water agencies.
Ranchers -- and the East Bay Regional Park District -- may be
forced to take additional steps to keep cows out of streams to
protect rainbow trout populations. In addition, water ...