steelhead
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steelheads,
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steelhead
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He and other environmental advocates say the voluntary deals struck by major water agencies would be disastrous for threatened and endangered fish, including salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, longfin smelt and Delta smelt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
That’s because the steelhead here are endangered, at both the state and federal levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
So were the young stages of several thousand steelhead trout and other species of trout.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Twice, he and Bill maneuvered leaping steelheads into nets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Steelhead trout are the same species as rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, but unlike their freshwater-dwelling relatives, steelheads spend much of their lives feeding in the ocean and return to their natal streams to spawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
While tribal members can sell kings for $8 per pound, they do not sell steelheads, mainly just using them for food.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2018
Living in his car and on boats, his entire existence hanging on the whim of silvery steelheads and the hatching pattern of mayflies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2018
The clear tree-fringed lakes and rivers are filled with speckled trout and steelheads, pike and pickerel and whitefish.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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