Topic: Green Sturgeon Adaptation Strategies (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Yurok Tribe

Re-establish natural kah-kah habitat, including barrier removal/modification to restore natural water flows, river & estuarine restoration including natural bank protection,...

Yurok Tribe

Implement flow requirements that promote spawning, incubation, rearing; overall survival (Hildebrand & Parsley 2013); as well as support kah-kah spring...

Yurok Tribe

Implement eradication programs for non-native species, increased public education and outreach, and increased fines or penalties for the release of...

Yurok Tribe

Use tribal knowledge to teach about kah-kah life, when to catch kah-kah, respect for size restrictions, and killing.

Yurok Tribe

Conduct systematic sampling to evaluate the number of adult kah-kah that are not caught and and are returning to their...

Yurok Tribe

Current population assessment and monitoring by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yurok Tribe, and others should be expanded, particularly...

Yurok Tribe

Make it mandatory to release females, especially those of peak reproductive ages of 25 to 40 years old (CDFW 2017).

Yurok Tribe

Increase evaluation of fish harvest & enforcement, and heavier sentences and fines for poachers (Moser et al. 2016).

Yurok Tribe

Increased public education and outreach about invasive species that pose a threat to kah-kah & the existing laws prohibiting invasive...

Yurok Tribe

Request findings from University of California-Davis’ study on Klamath River kah-kah (green sturgeon), conducted with the Yurok Council’s approval, to...

Yurok Tribe

Have Yurok students visit the aquatic system at University of California-Davis, where kah-kah eggs are being studied.