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Jon Rosenfield@jarosenfield.bsky.social · last mo.

No California governor in living memory has been worse for San Francisco Bay than Gavin Newsom. California’s next Governor must do better. “We have a rare opportunity to tame California’s thirst; let’s not waste it.” beyondchron.org/on-californi...

On California Water, Newsom Looks a Lot Like Trump - Beyond Chron

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...

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌿 World Wetlands Day 🌿 Through the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program, our Fish & Fish Habitat Team tracks how restored and natural tidal wetlands support fish communities over time—providing the science needed to evaluate restoration success and guide future management. #WorldWetlandsDay #WRMP

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Back in the Alviso Marsh today collecting Longfin Smelt for the broodstock program. Always incredible to see this tiny estuarine native up close—and to be part of the effort to help the species recover. 🌿🐟

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American Fisheries Society@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“I have to be hopeful… that our grandchildren will see we did everything we could.” Christina Parker shares how she’s helping native fish survive climate extremes in CA. 🎥 Watch her story + the full #TomorrowsCatch series here: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...

Christina Parker - Tomorrow's Catch

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

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · last yr.

🌊🐟 It’s Baby Fish Month in the Bay! May is booming with tiny silversides, gobies, and smelt in our latest #FishInTheBay update from the WRMP Fish & Habitat Team ➡️ www.ogfishlab.com/2025/05/08/f... #SFBay #EstuaryScience

Fish in the Bay – May 2025, Extra Baby Fish Month

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...

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · last yr.

“Fish in the Bay” – March 2025 (Part 2): From halibut to baby gobies, and the buggy critters they dine on — we’re diving into what’s lurking at the bottom of the South Bay. Catch up on the latest findings from our monthly trawls and see what spring is stirring up beneath the surface!

Fish in the Bay – March 2025, Part2. Bottom fishes & bugs

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 ...

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · last yr.

New from Fish in the Bay: A photo-rich special report on the Jan–Feb 2025 Lower South Bay broodstock trawls. It’s part art, part science—a fish opera in pictures. Dive in: www.ogfishlab.com/2025/03/19/f...

Fish in the Bay – Special Report: Lower South Bay Broodstock Trawls, Jan-Feb 2025 – Pictures at an Exhibition, A Fish Opera.

This is a third and final report on 2025 Longfin Smelt Broodstock Trawls.  I was not present at most of the Broodstock events.  Instead, UC Davis team members sent phone camera photos of their most in...

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Terre Logsdon@terreal.bsky.social · last yr.

More Clear Lake Hitch - Chi to the local Tribes, a keystone cultural species - making their way up Alley Creek in Upper Lake! #Spawn #Fisheries #Fish Rain is on the way again tomorrow for the next week or so which will make their journey more difficult (higher flows, more turbid). Swim lil minnows!

More Clear Lake Hitch - Chi to the local Tribes, a keystone cultural species - making their way up Alley Creek in Upper Lake to spawn.
Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · last yr.

Longfin Smelt spawning in the Alviso Marsh (Oz). Could this be due to the Anderson Dam decommissioning? A little flow goes a long ways in Oz. #cawater #TeamFish #SFE www.ogfishlab.com/2025/03/17/f...

Fish in the Bay – Special Report: Lower South Bay Broodstock Trawls, Jan 2025 – Return to Oz.

Longfin Smelt Broodstock trawls continued over numerous days through January, February, and even into the first weeks of March.  I only attended three of the events: one in Suisun/Grizzly Bay and ...

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Hobbs@jimhobbsphd.bsky.social · last yr.

In December the #ogfishlab @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social was out in Suisun Marsh looking for Longfin Smelt for the culture and conservation of the species #CAwater #TeamFish www.ogfishlab.com/2025/03/10/f...

Fish in the Bay – Special Report: Suisun Bay Broodstock Trawls, December 2024.

I accompanied the UC Davis crew on a “Longfin Smelt Broodstock” trawling expedition in north San Francisco Bay in December 2024.  Longfin Broodstock background:  For several years, the UC Davis “OGFL”...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last yr.

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email info@civilservicestrong.org

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants

Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

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