Evidence of spawning by green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris, in the upper Sacramento River, California |
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Authors: | Kurtis Brown |
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Institution: | (1) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, 10950 Tyler Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080, USA |
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Abstract: | This study reports the only direct evidence of spawning of green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris, in the upper Sacramento River, CA. Two green sturgeon eggs were collected with substrate mats immediately below Red Bluff
Diversion Dam. One green sturgeon larva was collected with a larval net at Bend Bridge. We concluded that green sturgeon spawn
in the upper Sacramento River, both above and below RBDD. Temperature ranges in the study area (10–15°C) are similar to conditions
used in successful artificial rearing of green sturgeon and do not appear to be a limiting factor to successful spawning of
green sturgeon; however, suitable habitat upstream of RBDD is inaccessible when dam gates are lowered. |
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Keywords: | Artificial substrates Larval nets Rotary-screw traps Migration Red Bluff Diversion Dam |
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