The discovery is the first fossil of a freshwater smelt — a small ... cells that gave the fish color, and their final meals had all remained frozen in time for 15 million years.

House Republicans vote to repeal a decision that placed a California fish, longfin smelt, on the endangered species list.

House Republicans have voted to reel back federal protections for a California longfin smelt, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized in his long-standing feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Delta smelt are tiny fish — most adults are less than 3 inches long — and nearly translucent, with a steely-blue sheen on their sides. As larvae, they start out eating microscopic food like ...

He added this tidbit, “I still fish for rainbow smelt on inland lakes in Michigan during the winter. It can be a lot of fun if you can find them!” The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

President-elect Donald Trump has found the real culprit behind Los Angeles' massive and devastating wildfires: the Delta smelt fish. In a post on his failing Truth Social platform, the forthcoming ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has extended the deadline for the arrival of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of frozen ...

Probably the most controversial fish in this region, if not in California as a whole, is the Delta Smelt. The Delta smelt is the poster child of all that is wrong in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.