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State Department of Fish and Wildlife officials on Monday and Tuesday released 3 million juvenile salmon at the mouth of the American River in Sacramento.

Scientific aide Justin Mather guides thousands of juvenile chinook salmon, or smolts, into a holding tank Tuesday at theNimbus Fish Hatchery, where they were raised. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 3 million near the mouthof the American River, in hopes that they will return in greater numbers than when they were trucked to San Francisco Bay.​

A sea lion cruises Tuesday at Discovery Park in Sacramento. Three were seen near the salmon release.​

Scientific Aid Justin Mather corals thousands of chinook salmon smolts into a holding tank at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.​

Chinook salmon smolts hitthe water near the mouthof the American River asthey are released near Discovery Park on Tuesday.​

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