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San Francisco Baykeeper<p>The Feds have a new proposal for Longfin Smelt habitat, but the plan doesn&#39;t go far enough, as our science director <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@jarosenfield" class="u-url mention">@<span>jarosenfield</span></a></span> explains: &quot;Critical habitat is supposed to include habitats where the fish doesn&#39;t live but that the fish depends upon... Smelt require abundant flow of fresh water from the Central Valley rivers through the Delta to San Francisco Bay. That&#39;s the one thing they respond to.&quot; <a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/feds-propose-critical-habitat-for-another-california-smelt/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eenews.net/articles/feds-propo</span><span class="invisible">se-critical-habitat-for-another-california-smelt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cawater</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiafish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiafish</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/endangeredspecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endangeredspecies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fish</span></a></p>
San Francisco Baykeeper<p>From CalMatter&#39;s 2024 environmental milestones in review: Sadly, low <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/salmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>salmon</span></a> numbers prompted a 2nd consecutive closure of the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fishing</span></a> season, and a third-year cancellation is possible. But on the positive side, 2024 brought much-needed protections for White Sturgeon &amp; Longfin Smelt -- two native fishes we&#39;ve fought long &amp; hard for! <a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/12/environment-review-2024/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/environment/202</span><span class="invisible">4/12/environment-review-2024/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CALMatters" class="u-url mention">@<span>CALMatters</span></a></span> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sturgeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sturgeon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/smelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cawater</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiawater</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/endangeredspecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endangeredspecies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/endangeredspeciesact" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endangeredspeciesact</span></a></p>
San Francisco Baykeeper<p>Our science director <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@jarosenfield" class="u-url mention">@<span>jarosenfield</span></a></span> first petitioned to have the Bay’s imperiled longfin smelt protected in 1992. Now, years later, this tiny silver fish is finally getting federal protection in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanFranciscoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SanFranciscoBay</span></a>: </p><p>“I’m glad that the federal government has finally done what it’s responsible for doing, which is acknowledging that longfin smelt are endangered and working to protect them based on the best available science,” Rosenfield told the Chronicle: <br /><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/tiny-fish-bay-19604481.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/climate/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/tiny-fish-bay-19604481.php</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sfbay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sfbay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpeciesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpeciesAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a></p>
San Francisco Baykeeper<p>For years, we and our allies have been fighting to get the Bay&#39;s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> the protections they need to survive--while populations have plummeted by over 99%. <br /> <br />And now, the hard work paid off! As of this month, longfin smelt are protected under the Endangered Species Act 🐟</p><p>Learn more about this and other wins for the Bay&#39;s fish: <br /><a href="https://baykeeper.org/update/making-waves-at-35-protecting-the-bays-fish-and-flows/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">baykeeper.org/update/making-wa</span><span class="invisible">ves-at-35-protecting-the-bays-fish-and-flows/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/baywildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>baywildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bayarea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bayarea</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sfbay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sfbay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sanfranciscobay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sanfranciscobay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpeciesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpeciesAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/endangeredspecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endangeredspecies</span></a></p>
San Francisco Baykeeper<p>Baykeeper takes legal action: US Fish &amp; Wildlife is overdue to protect rare Bay fish species <br /><a href="https://sfgate.com/local/article/sf-baykeeper-lawsuit-fish-wildlife-18576860.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/local/article/sf-ba</span><span class="invisible">ykeeper-lawsuit-fish-wildlife-18576860.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpeciesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpeciesAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiawater</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cawater</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@sfgate" class="u-url mention">@<span>sfgate</span></a></span></p>
San Francisco Baykeeper<p>We&#39;ve officially put the US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service on notice of our intent to sue for violating the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndangeredSpeciesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredSpeciesAct</span></a>. </p><p>The agency proposed listing the SF Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as an endangered species, but has failed to meet its deadline. </p><p>“The Fish and Wildlife Service needs to do its job and stick to the legal deadlines,” said Baykeeper&#39;s managing attorney, Eric Buescher. “As the Bay’s lawyers, Baykeeper is going to hold them accountable.” </p><p>Learn more on our website: <a href="https://baykeeper.org/press_release/baykeeper-puts-federal-agency-notice-will-sue-uphold-endangered-species-act" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">baykeeper.org/press_release/ba</span><span class="invisible">ykeeper-puts-federal-agency-notice-will-sue-uphold-endangered-species-act</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/endangeredspecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endangeredspecies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/longfinsmelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longfinsmelt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fishes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiawildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiawildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiafish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiafish</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/esa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>esa</span></a></p>
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