The pumps will be closed for seven to 10 days to allow delta smelt to migrate past the pumps, which have sometimes sucked in and killed the 2-inch-long endangered fish. The shutdown has "doubly threatened" county water, according to a Water District press release that cited San Jose's 12-foot drop in the 1900s, when depleted groundwater sunk the land. But local fish such as steelhead trout may suffer as the district saves its reservoirs for human consumption, releasing less water to...

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These juvenile king crab, they look exactly like the adults, but they are just teenie tiny, she said. Researchers aiming to ultimately rebuild lucrative commercial crab stocks say the project has now produced 1.75 million blue king crab larvae, joining nearly 1 million now-juvenile red king crab. The cooperative effort also involves the United Fishermen's Marketing Association, the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, the Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association,...

On an early May run, Thompson sprayed the contact herbicide Gramoxone to kill growth on a local field, but some of the chemical got away and landed on nearby farmers' crops. David Guethle, an agronomist for the Stoddard County University of Missouri Extension, said he hadn't been informed of the situation near Advance, but it's unlikely that Gramoxone would cause any yield loss from some stray spray, even if it landed on the corn at a crucial time in the plant's reproductive cycle. David...

After 16 years of featuring waterfowl, the program switched to the retriever's series three years ago, because all of the popular waterfowl species had already been used. The golden retriever must be prominent in the design and each entry must also include live waterfowl selected by the artist. Artists may also choose to include harvested waterfowl, duck decoys, hunting scenes and other backgrounds along with wetland habitats. Groups from around the world sought his input and guidance on...

Because homes are grouped into village centers surrounded by continuous fields, an outsider might not realize that the land has many owners; each household in a given farming village owns between five and 10 rai (a Thai land unit, equal to about 1,600 square meters) Because homes are grouped into village centers surrounded by continuous fields, an outsider might not realize that the land has many owners; each household in a given farming village owns between five and 10 rai (a Thai land...