/ Native fish Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /blog/functional-flows-and-native-fish <p>There are many demands on California water, and one of them is how much water to leave in streams to protect native fish and ecosystems. A recent approach to this question is to look at "functional flows:" not so much the total amount of water, but when it is flowing and what it is doing.&nbsp;</p> February 25, 2025 - 3:44pm Andy Fell /blog/functional-flows-and-native-fish /blog/california-native-fish-decline <p>From mighty sturgeon to tiny smelt, California's native fish are in trouble, under pressure from a variety of causes including drought, habitat loss and diversion of water for human uses, and climate change. A <a href="https://californiawaterblog.com/2024/09/01/watching-native-fishes-vanish/">new blog post</a> from Professor Andrew Rypel and Distinguished Professor emeritus Peter Moyle at the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Center for Watershed Sciences highlights some examples.&nbsp;</p> September 03, 2024 - 12:02pm Andy Fell /blog/california-native-fish-decline