Check out our latest highlights! Delta Smelt Markings Study One of Many Highlights at 2016 Bay Delta Science Conference

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Our latest story!  Delta Smelt Markings Study One of Many US Fish and Wildlife Service Highlights at 2016 Bay Delta Science Conference A cultured delta smelt image included in the marking study. The study compared the natural markings identification performance of photo recognition software versus human eye identification. Credit: USFWS   SACRAMENTO (Nov. 15, 2016) – The feasibility of using natural external marks such as spots and scars to better study cultured Delta Smelt will be the basis of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Gonzalo Castillo's presentation at the 2016 Bay Delta Science Conference that began today. The conference runs Thursday, November 17. Delta Smelt natural markings poster. Click for full size image. Credit: Gonzalo Castillo/USFWS Castillo's presentation, "Identification of Individual Cultured Delta Smelt Using Visual and Automated Analysis of Natural Marks," is one of several featuring USFWS scientists over the conference's three days (full list below). The popular bi-annual conference provides a forum for presenting technical analyses and results related to the Delta Science Program and to provide new information to the broad community of scientists, engineers, resource managers, and stakeholders working on Bay-Delta issues. The conference's full agenda and other information can be found at http://scienceconf2016.deltacouncil.ca.gov/ In cooperation with the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Castillo will present the preliminary results on the feasibility of using external natural marks to identify cultured Delta Smelt. This is the first study that evaluated the use of non-artificial marks to identify individual cultured Delta Smelt, Castillo said.   Continue to full story...   Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825