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Our team was out sampling fish and habitat in the restored tidal wetlands of Eden Landing — one of the South Bay’s largest restoration in the bay
#WRMP #FishAndHabitat #SanFranciscoBay #EdenLanding #WetlandRestoration #SouthBay #UCDFishLab #OGFL #SFEI #TidalMarsh #FishInTheBay
#WRMP #FishAndHabitat #SanFranciscoBay #EdenLanding #WetlandRestoration #SouthBay #UCDFishLab #OGFL #SFEI #TidalMarsh #FishInTheBay
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our team was out sampling fish and habitat in the restored tidal wetlands of Eden Landing — one of the South Bay’s largest restoration in the bay
#WRMP #FishAndHabitat #SanFranciscoBay #EdenLanding #WetlandRestoration #SouthBay #UCDFishLab #OGFL #SFEI #TidalMarsh #FishInTheBay
#WRMP #FishAndHabitat #SanFranciscoBay #EdenLanding #WetlandRestoration #SouthBay #UCDFishLab #OGFL #SFEI #TidalMarsh #FishInTheBay
Out in the field today! 💧 The #OGFL crew is lending a hand to our partners #SFEI keeping water-quality monitoring running in the Lower South Bay despite the federal shutdown. Collaboration keeps the science going! #SanFranciscoEstuary
November 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Out in the field today! 💧 The #OGFL crew is lending a hand to our partners #SFEI keeping water-quality monitoring running in the Lower South Bay despite the federal shutdown. Collaboration keeps the science going! #SanFranciscoEstuary
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“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 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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October 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“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 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...
Happy estuaries week. Unfortunately I’m going n the office analyzing data. #estuaries
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy estuaries week. Unfortunately I’m going n the office analyzing data. #estuaries
I’m out on the Napa Marsh today helping @janousekwild.bsky.social conduct plant surveys for the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program
June 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m out on the Napa Marsh today helping @janousekwild.bsky.social conduct plant surveys for the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program
🌊🐟 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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June 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🌊🐟 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
I’m looking forward to catching up with my fishy colleagues tomorrow for @calnevaafs.bsky.social workshop.
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AFS One Day Workshop 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m looking forward to catching up with my fishy colleagues tomorrow for @calnevaafs.bsky.social workshop.
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On the train to Oakland for the Sacramento Republic match against the Oakland Roots.
May 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
On the train to Oakland for the Sacramento Republic match against the Oakland Roots.
“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!
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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April 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“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!
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!
First survey of the #WRMP @sfestuaryinstitute for the ogfishlab.com @ucdavis @ucd_wfcb #teamfish #cawater #wetland
April 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
First survey of the #WRMP @sfestuaryinstitute for the ogfishlab.com @ucdavis @ucd_wfcb #teamfish #cawater #wetland
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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March 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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...
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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!
March 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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!
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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is searching for a Professor and Director to join us in advancing the mission of CMSI.
View the position description and apply by the next review date, April 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07044
View the position description and apply by the next review date, April 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07044
March 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is searching for a Professor and Director to join us in advancing the mission of CMSI.
View the position description and apply by the next review date, April 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07044
View the position description and apply by the next review date, April 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07044
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...
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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March 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/03/17/f...
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...
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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March 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/03/10/f...
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Against the Current: Why are Chinook salmon moving to the urban creeks of San Jose in increasing numbers? #cawater www.sierraclub.org/sierra/salmo...
Against the Current
Why are Chinook salmon moving to the urban creeks of San Jose in increasing numbers?
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March 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Against the Current: Why are Chinook salmon moving to the urban creeks of San Jose in increasing numbers? #cawater www.sierraclub.org/sierra/salmo...
Happy shaduary from the Alviso Marsh. #cawater #TeamFish #SanFranciscoBay
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/02/01/f...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/02/01/f...
Fish in the Bay – February 2025. Shaduary Continues.
Good news? Or Bad News? Shad population explosion has spilled over into February. January counts broke previous records: 533 American Shad & 232 Threadfin Shad. In February, American Shad num...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy shaduary from the Alviso Marsh. #cawater #TeamFish #SanFranciscoBay
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/02/01/f...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/02/01/f...
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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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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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February 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Part 2 of the January Fish in the Bay blog. More color changing fishes.
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/01/07/f...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/01/07/f...
Fish in the Bay – January 2025 Part 2. Other Bugs & Fishes.
This second part covers other fishes and bugs that were not included in the January report. 1. Colorful Clupeiforms. Wintertime abundance of Shad, Anchovies, and Herring affords us yet another o…
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February 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Part 2 of the January Fish in the Bay blog. More color changing fishes.
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/01/07/f...
www.ogfishlab.com/2025/01/07/f...
California halibut are thriving in San Francisco Bay. Here is an adult fish caught this morning in Lower South Bay. Also been seeing lots of juveniles this winter.
February 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
California halibut are thriving in San Francisco Bay. Here is an adult fish caught this morning in Lower South Bay. Also been seeing lots of juveniles this winter.
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Trump’s latest Exec. Order assaults California’s ability to safeguard its water & wildlife for the public.
Governor Newsom must help LA recover quickly, while defending our clean water, wildlife, & vulnerable
communities from Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda.
@governornewsom.bsky.social
Governor Newsom must help LA recover quickly, while defending our clean water, wildlife, & vulnerable
communities from Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda.
@governornewsom.bsky.social
Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires
Citing the LA fires, Trump directed agencies to "immediately take actions to override" water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
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January 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trump’s latest Exec. Order assaults California’s ability to safeguard its water & wildlife for the public.
Governor Newsom must help LA recover quickly, while defending our clean water, wildlife, & vulnerable
communities from Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda.
@governornewsom.bsky.social
Governor Newsom must help LA recover quickly, while defending our clean water, wildlife, & vulnerable
communities from Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda.
@governornewsom.bsky.social