08/24/16 -- Here's reaction from the Golden Gate Salmon Association executive director John McManus to the Striped and Black Bass petition being withdrawn:

The entire fishing community united in opposition to this anti-fish proposal. I guess some good fish scientists finally told the water users who were pushing this proposal that it lacked any scientific basis and could have unintended negative consequences for salmon.

The bottom line is salmon need water in the Central Valley rivers where they're born. With the massive water diversions which have becomes the norm, and the recent drought, salmon and every other fish suffer. Trying to blame the decline of salmon on other fish simply doesn't square with what the science tells us are the real problems.

We'd welcome working together to address the real problems facing salmon. In addition to a lack of water, the loss of rearing habitat for baby salmon and inadvertent creation of predator hot spots by construction of bridges, levees, marinas, and the like have also hurt salmon. These might be areas all parties can come together to fix.”

From the California Fish and Game Commission

Greetings fish and wildlife stakeholder,

The petition number 2016-001 (striped and black bass) has been withdrawn by the petitioners. As a result the Commission will not be taking action on this petition.

Please refer to the Commission’s website for more information.