The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the California Delta. 2) A useless bait fish that deprives Central Valley farmers of critical ...

We’ve written before that among the most dangerous natural predators of the delta smelt are conservatives blaming the tiny freshwater fish for a host of ills befalling California’s ...

A UC Davis fish biologist was startled by the extremely low number of delta smelt discovered in a recent survey.

The Delta smelt is on the brink of extinction in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A UC Davis lab works to save the endangered California fish.

Dead smelt have been showing up along the Sandy River near where it meets the Columbia. Wildlife officials say there's nothing to worry about.

Latest surveys by California water scientists showed no Delta smelt present in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The smelt are protected by the Endangered Species Act and their woes could affect ...

Rainbow smelt, a tasty, non-native fish that for a century has been sought after by Lake Michigan fishermen, have declined but still draw netters.

LANSING, MI — It turns out that rainbow smelt and some panfish in Michigan are not as highly contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ as previously thought.

The Delta smelt is on the brink of extinction in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A UC Davis lab works to save the endangered California fish.