steelhead
Americannoun
plural
steelheads,plural
steelheadnoun
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The county uses only herbicides approved by state water regulators and the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and crews do not spray during bird nesting season or when endangered Southern California steelhead trout may be swimming upstream to spawn, the supervisor said.
From Los Angeles Times
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining in recent years.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wrote that it is concerned about weakened protections for winter-run and spring-run chinook salmon, steelhead trout, delta smelt and longfin smelt.
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Fish and Wildlife Service’s military conservation partner of the year for its efforts to support the recovery of several species, including the tidewater goby, coastal California gnatcatcher, the arroyo toad and southern California steelhead.
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