Delivering Food to Hungry Fish in the San Francisco Estuary

The San Francisco Estuary is home to an important endangered fish called delta smelt. Delta smelt eat small, nutritious animals zooplankton survive and grow. In turn, grow by eating microscopic plant-like organisms phytoplankton. the past, was full of plankton Because people have removed water from invasive species now live there, no longer has enough feed smelt, making it difficult for them survive. Scientists found a unique place in Estuary, Yolo Bypass, that lots food. problem do not Bypass year-round. are working solve this sending river or farm through move food downstream hungry other species.