CalTrout and PG&E Complete Bay Area Fish Passage Project, Reopening Alameda Creek to Migrating Salmon
Earlier this month, California Trout (CalTrout) and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) wrapped up construction on a project that remediated the last unnatural barrier to fish passage on mainstem Alameda Creek, the largest local tributary to the San Francisco Bay. As of November 19, Chinook salmon have already been observed migrating above the former barrier accessing habitat that has been largely unavailable for over 70 years. Alameda Creek historically produced large numbers of California Coast Chinook salmon and Central California Coast steelhead in the South Bay, but today many of the Bay Area’s native fish are struggling and vulnerable to extinction if current trends persist. The project connected more than 20 miles of stream including quality spawning habitat in the upper watershed to Chinook salmon and steelhead.
