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Greetings IEP Community members,

The Cultured and Supplementation of Smelt (CASS) Steering Committee has released their annual memo to request proposals for the use of cultured Delta Smelt originating from the U.C. Davis Fish Conservation & Culture Laboratory from the 2027 year-class. Review the memo to learn more about the proposal submittal process.

The deadline to submit fish request proposals to the CASS is October 9. Requests must be submitted to Nora De Cuir (Kearns & West) at ndecuir@kearnswest.com. All requests should follow the template included in the memo and provide all the requested information. The memo in Word format has also been included below for ease of access to the template.

• 2027 year-class Cultured Delta Smelt Request Memo (PDF)
• 2027 year-class Cultured Delta Smelt Request Memo (WORD) version to access the template

Additionally, the CASS will hold an information session for researchers to ask questions of CASS agency members. The meeting is anticipated to be held in early September with more information to follow shortly.

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Greetings IEP Stakeholders,

The Culture and Supplementation of Smelt (CASS) steering committee has released their annual memo (pdf) to solicit proposals for the use of cultured Delta Smelt originating from the FCCL for the 2024-year class. Please review the annual memo (pdf) to familiarize yourself on the process of how to submit a proposal for CASS review.

Please note the following: there will only be one solicitation for proposals for the 2024 brood year fish. Requests must be submitted to the director of the FCCL, Dr. Tien-Chieh Hung at thung@ucdavis.edu on or before September 30, 2023.

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Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Unit
iep@wildlife.ca.gov