2020 Clifton Court Forebay Predatory Fish Relocation Study

The letter required the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) immediately implement interim measure (a) of condition 3 as part of the larger effort to comply with Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA) Action IV.4.2(2) of the 2009 Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (NMFS BiOp; NMFS 2009).

The PFRS involved capturing and relocating predatory fish from CCF to Bethany Reservoir with the goal of reducing pre-screen loss of protected fish species, particularly Chinook Salmon and steelhead. The PFRS was two years in duration. The Water Year 2019 field season (2019 field season) tested the effectiveness of 5 commercial-type fishing gears and acquired data and other information to advise any gear modifications and method refinements to improve catch effectiveness.