#baywildlife — Public Fediverse posts

When we enjoy local #Dungeness crab, we're tasting the North Bay, the Central Bay & the Pacific Ocean in each bite.

But today, these remarkable creatures face mounting threats 🦀

Read more in our executive director Sejal Choksi-Chugh's latest column: https://baykeeper.org/column/shells-smiles-and-the-season-of-thanks/

Illustration: Fiorella Ikeue in collaboration with Baykeeper

#crab #crabbing #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #wildlife #baywildlife #thanksgiving

Big win for one of California's most ancient--and imperiled--species!

A judge has ruled in our favor and for the survival of the Bay's White Sturgeon. The Feds now have to take action to assess the White Sturgeon population and ensure they have the protections they're entitled to under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-get-9-months-to-determine-if-san-francisco-estuary-white-sturgeon-is-threatened/ #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #sturgeon #fish #whitesturgeon #baywildlife

In honor of California's new official crustacean, we present to you the illustrious #DungenessCrab, beautifully rendered by Fiorella Ikeue 🦀

In case you hadn't heard, "California has officially designated three new state symbols, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. The state now recognizes the #Dungeness crab as its official crustacean, the banana slug as its official slug, and the black abalone as its official seashell."

You can find this particular crab in our new puzzle from Oakland Puzzle Company 🧩
https://oaklandpuzzle.com/products/under-the-bay?ref=SFBAYKEEPER

Learn more about California's new state symbols from the San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/new-state-symbols-dungeness-crab-banana-slug-19798205.php

#baywildlife #crab #crabbing #californiawildlife #crustacean

For years, we and our allies have been fighting to get the Bay's #longfinsmelt the protections they need to survive--while populations have plummeted by over 99%.

And now, the hard work paid off! As of this month, longfin smelt are protected under the Endangered Species Act 🐟

Learn more about this and other wins for the Bay's fish:
https://baykeeper.org/update/making-waves-at-35-protecting-the-bays-fish-and-flows/

#baywildlife #bayarea #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #wildlife #EndangeredSpeciesAct #endangeredspecies

The Bay’s white #sturgeon are now facing such peril that the state has closed fishing for them while it considers listing the fish as a threatened species.

"There is a very strong connection between increasing water development and decline of the white sturgeon," as our science director @jarosenfield said to Bay Nature magazine. "We need to fix these problems, and if we don’t, we should consider these fish as harbingers of worse outcomes to come from unsustainable water management in California."

https://baynature.org/2024/07/18/california-may-list-ancient-iconic-white-sturgeon-as-threatened/

#cawater #fish #fishing #whitesturgeon #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #baywildlife @RestoreTheDelta

Action alert! 🚨 California's white sturgeon are facing multiple existential threats—and state agencies are refusing to provide the protections this ancient fish needs to survive.

Click the link below to urge the CA Fish & Game Commission to list CA white sturgeon as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act—and ensure this iconic Bay fish is protected in the years to come!

#endangeredspeciesact #endangeredspecies #wildlife #baywildlife #whitesturgeon #sturgeon #fish #fishing #sfbay #sanfranciscobay @RestoreTheDelta https://baykeeper.org/action-alert/protect-white-sturgeon

Today, Baykeeper, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the Bay Institute & @RestoreTheDelta petitioned the California Fish & Game Commission to list the California white sturgeon as threatened under the state's Endangered Species Act.

Protection is urgently needed to keep this ancient fish from disappearing.

Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/environmental-fishing-and-community-organizations-petition-california-and-feds-protect

#sanfranciscobay #baywildlife #widllife #fish #fishing #sturgeon #whitesturgeon #EndangeredSpeciesAct #endangeredspecies

Happy #Sharktober to all who celebrate! 🦈

Bay Area surfers call September to December "Sharktober" because of the #GreatWhites that travel along the Pacific Coast at this time of year.

But Great White encounters in the Bay are fairly rare. 11 other types of #sharks live in Bay waters & our most common shark, the leopard shark, lives here year-round.

Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/blog/sharks-san-francisco-bay

#sfbay #sanfranciscobay #wildlife #baywildlife #leopardshark #bayarea