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Central Valley Steelhead Intervention

Case Number # 5672

A group of irrigation districts has filed suit to strip Endangered Species Act protections from steelhead trout that spawn in rivers that flow through the Central Valley in California. Earthjustice represents fishing organizations and conservation groups trying to maintain the protections.
Center for Biological Diversity
Delta Fly Fishers
Federation of Fly Fishers
Northern California Council Federation of Fly Fishers
Pacific Rivers Council
Trout Unlimited
Woodbridge Rivers Company
Steve Mashuda
Patti Goldman

Press Releases

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Protection for California's Wild Steelhead
Friday, August 20, 2010
Central Valley irrigators had argued for removal of endangered species protections
Federal Court Upholds Protection For California's Wild Steelhead Trout
Monday, October 27, 2008
Water user's contention hatchery fish are adequate substitute rejected
Federal Court Keeps Protections in Place For Wild Steelhead
Monday, May 17, 2004
Government must review treatment of hatchery and wild fish
Conservation Groups Challenge Threat to Steelhead Protections
Monday, March 31, 2003
Irrigators seek to strip federal protections from fish