San Francisco Bay in Crisis San Francisco Bay is an estuary in crisis. Seven of the Bay’s native fish species are officially endangered or threatened. Fisheries that once formed the foundation of nort...

This is a “North Bay Addendum” to the April 2026 report.  With support from the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP), the UC Davis team has been trawling at many new places in San Francisco Bay...

There are way more fishes in the Bay than you think.

There are way more fishes in the Bay than you think.

Cal-Neva AFS Annual Meeting – Chico When: February 10 – 13, 2026 Where: Hotel Katerina, Chico, CA Registration: Opens December 8th, 2025 Reserve your room by January 10th, 2026 to receive discounted r...

Christina Parker leads native fish conservation in California, using climate-resilient strategies like species rescue and habitat restoration to protect vulnerable aquatic life.

Extra Baby Fish Month!  It happened again.  Every once in a while, we see a bigger goby baby boom in May instead of April.  This month, we counted 714 baby gobies versus only 308 in April.  We experie...

As often happens, there was no room for discussion about bottom fishes and bugs in Part 1 of the March report.  The list of loose ends is long.   1. Flatfishes.California Halibut count = 16.  Halibut ...