California to Cut Down Fish Stocks

In an attempt to avoid harming native species, the California Department of Fish and Game has agreed to cease stocking fish in certain California waters.

The DFG has not made an officially announcement regarding what waters will be affected, although fish species targeted for protection range from steelhead (American River) to the California golden trout (High Sierra).

"Interim measures limiting stocking are needed to help save California’s native fish and frogs from extinction," Noah Greenwald, biodiversity program director for the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. "Fish and Game will still be able to stock hatchery fish, but mainly in places where they won’t harm native species."