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Calfish is the leading source for California anadromous fish and stream habitat data, as well as the standards and tools needed to collect, understand, manage, analyze, and share those data.
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The Passage Assessment Database (PAD) is an ongoing map-based inventory of known and potential barriers to anadromous fish in California, compiled and maintained through a cooperative interagency agreement. The PAD compiles currently available fish passage information from many different sources, allows past and future barrier assessments to be standardized and stored in one place, and enables the analysis of cumulative effects of passage barriers in the context of overall watershed health. Read More...

The Fish Passage Forum is an association of public, private and government organizations working to coordinate and expedite barrier removal and fish passage improvement projects. Read More...

Announcements

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Coho Distribution Updated April 2009
Passage Assessment Database (PAD) Updated December 2009.

News and Events

NOAA Lists Pacific Smelt as Threatened

On March 16, 2010, NOAA Fisheries listed Pacific smelt as threatened under the Endagered Species Act for the distinct population segment extending from the Mad River north. Pacific smelt, known offcially as eulachon, are small ocean-going fish that historically ranged from northern California to the Bering Sea in Alaska. They return to rivers to spawn in late winter and early spring.

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DFG Announces the Release of the 2010 Proposal Solicitation Notice

DFG is accepting proposals for fisheries restoration projects in California's coastal watersheds. Deadline for applications is April 8, 2010. Workshops are being held in February and March in DFG regional offices.

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Partner Agencies

California Natural Resources Agency Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission California Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation California Coastal Conservancy California Coastal Conservancy California Department of Water Resources NOAA Fisheries Service NOAA Fisheries Service U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service California Department of Fish & Game