Tracy Fish Facility Improvement Program (TFFIP)

An Applied Research Program for Improving Fish Salvage at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility (TFCF)

Our goal is to develop and implement new fish collection, holding, transport, and release technology that will significantly improve fish protection at major water diversions in the South Delta region of the Central Valley of California. These research activities are funded by the Tracy Fish Facility Improvement Program (TFFIP) and are primarily performed by Reclamation fishery scientists and engineers at the Denver Technical Service Center and the TFCF, Tracy, California. Click on the links to the left to learn more about the TFCF and current TFFIP research, and to view photographs, download water quality data, and browse our collection of peer reviewed Tracy Series technical reports available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Scroll down to see our latest research news.

Fall/Winter 2023

New Tracy Series Publications
No. Description
Series Volume 58

Wu, Brandon J., René C. Reyes, Michael R. Trask, Christopher L. Hart, and Scott A. Porter.  2023.  Optimal Carbon Dioxide Concentration for Removal of Striped Bass from the Bypass Pipes and Secondary Channel.  Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Tracy Series Volume 58.  Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, 43 pp.
View Abstract (DOCX - 168 KB) | View Full Report (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Series Volume 57 Hammen, Jeremy J., Clarence D. Fullard, Zachary A. Sutphin, Brandon J. Wu, René C. Reyes, Christopher L. Hart, Michele N. Johnson, Javier B. Miranda, Thomas V. Agosta, Mark D. Bowen, and Kenneth M. Cash. 2021. Fish Release Site Predation Monitoring. Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Tracy Series Volume 57. Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, 57 pp.
View Abstract (DOCX - 74 KB) | View Full Report (PDF - 2.1 MB)
Series Volume 56 Wu, Brandon J., R.C. Reyes, C.L. Hart, K.K. Kumagai, and J.B. Miranda. 2021. Use of Predation Detection Acoustic Tags to Estimate Juvenile Chinook Salmon Salvage Efficiency and Loss. Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Tracy Series Volume 56. Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, 106 pp.
View Abstract (DOCX - 40 KB) | View Full Report (PDF - 2.7 MB)
Technical Bulletin 2021-1 Wu, Brandon J. and Zachary A. Sutphin. 2021.  Estimation of Tracy Fish Collection Facility Fish-Haul Truck Biomass Capacity. Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Tracy Technical Bulletin 2021-1. Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, 50 pp.
View Abstract (DOCX - 39 KB) | View Full Report (PDF - 1.5 MB)
New Research Study Plans
Date Description
August 2023 FY24 Proposal Package for Tracy Fish Facility Improvement Program
View Full Report (PDF - 1.4 MB)

J. Carl Dealy, TFFIP Manager
(209) 836-6236

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Last Updated: 1/16/24