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Lonnie Sullivan, maintenance mechanic at Coleman National Fish Hatchery, waits for his truck to finish filling before driving to San Rafael, California, to release fall-run Chinook salmon into San Francisco Bay. About 92.5% of the fall-run Chinook raised by Coleman in 2021 were released into Battle Creek, where the hatchery is located. When Sacramento River conditions turned poor in April, however, Coleman decided to assist the remaining Chinook with transportation to the Bay.