steelhead
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steelheads,
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steelhead
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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
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Report cards also remain required for fishing steelhead, sturgeon or salmon in the Smith and Klamath-Trinity river systems as these species and waterways are closely monitored due to conservation concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
The watershed’s Southern California steelhead trout, many of which were rescued in a separate operation in January, are still unable to return home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
So were the young stages of several thousand steelhead trout and other species of trout.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Southern California steelheads were once caught by Indigenous people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Unlike salmon, which are part of the same family, steelheads often spawn multiple times before they die.
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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