Bill S1894: 202 & 203 NonNative and Endangered Species, calls for trapping/catching and killing of so called NonNative fish from the California delta and river systems. The removal of these game fish is being used as a scapegoat for over drafting of fresh water from the delta in which studies have proven is the reason for decline in the Salmon population. Fish and Game biologist have studied this and found that the Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass have nothing to do with the declining numbers of Salmon and Delta Smelt. It is totally the fault of record low water flows through the delta due to diversion of nearly half the fresh water entering the delta by both the California Aqua duct and Delta Mendota canal systems. S1894 will only re-route away from the the delta more of the fresh water that this estruary needs to clean itself and keep this ecosystem and all its fisheries healthy!

If you look at other river systems on the Pacific coast; Columbia and Klamath, that support a Salmon population all of them are having record numbers of adult Salmon returning to spawn. These same river systems have huge populations of Small Mouth, Large Mouth and Striped bass. These large numbers of bass and Salmon co-existing would lend to the thought that the decline of Salmon and smelt on the California delta is due to fresh water deprevation of the delta wetlands and not depradation by the so called NonNative/predators and slandered bass populations.