Fish in the Bay – September 2023, Summer’s End.
A belated September fish report: I missed September trawls, but Sami, Niko, and Janai sent me some photos. I got...
Fish in the Bay – August 2023, Starry, Starry Summer!
The big story for August is that another 464 baby Starries were caught. When added to all the Starries caught...
Fish in the Bay – August 2023 Highlights: Shimos, Anchovies, & Blackbirds in the Bulrush marsh.
In August, the fish populations finally transitioned to a more typical summertime assemblage of Anchovies and Gobies. However, a...
Fish in the Bay – July 2023, Record Starry Year
Record Starry Year! As reported earlier, the year-to-date Starry count had already exceeded the previous record year as of June,...
Fish in the Bay – July 2023, Special Report: Marsh Plants in the restored Garden of Eden.
Summer is when the marsh turns greenest. I have not blogged enough about plants. 1. Oasis & Bass Sanctuary at...
Fish in the Bay – June 2023, Is Summer here yet?
More baby fishes showed up in June! This included 60 baby Longfin Smelt and 178 baby Starry Flounder which is...
Fish in the Bay – May 2023, Extra Baby Fish Month.
More baby fish showed up in May. For want of a better term, this was an “Extra Baby Fish Month.”...
Fish in the Bay – April 2023, Traditional Baby Fish Month
April is “Traditional Baby Fish Month.” The tradition is fairly new in Lower South San Francisco Bay. New for us,...
Fish in the Bay – March 2023, Freshwater Flushing & Spawning Fishes!
Atmospheric rivers and rainwater flushing continued through March. This extended rainy season is a very welcome change after at least...
Fish in the Bay – February 2023, Freshwater Flushing Continues.
Cold rain continued to fall as Atmospheric Rivers blew in from the ocean throughout January and February, and even through...
Fish in the Bay – January 2023, Part 2 – The Rest of the Fishes.
Part 2 of the January report covers all the other interesting fishes and bugs. Seven atmospheric river storms that swept...
Fish in the Bay – January 2023, Part 1 – Atmospheric River Blowout.
Heavy cold rain drenched us on January 14th and 15th. We were under at least the sixth Atmospheric River that...
Fish in the Bay – December 2022 – Rain & Brown Water
We trawled in cold and intermittent rain on December 10th and 11th. This seasonal weather change is a very good...
Fish in the Bay – Special Report: Understanding H. akashiwo & the Red Tide. What Does This Strange Organism Want?
What caused H. akashiwo to bloom into a red tide frenzy in San Francisco Bay last summer? Another bloom like...
Fish in the Bay – November 2022 – Sturgeon Alert!
The disastrous San Francisco Bay Red Tide of August 2022 is now fading into memory. The most crushing long-lasting effect...
October Report – Big Bass & Guitarfish Month.
In response to concerns about fish kills from the July-September Red Tides in Central and South San Francisco Bay, I...
Fish in the Bay – September 2022, part 2 – Seaweed & Seagrass Beds inhibit Red Tides!
This is a follow-up post regarding Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and the recent H. akashiwo red tide in San Francisco...
Fish in the Bay – September 2022, Red Tide Emergency Trawls.
As we are all now aware, single-celled phytoplankton called “Heterosigma akashiwo” bloomed into a dark reddish-brown stain across much of...
Fish in the Bay – August 2022, Bat Ray Bonanza.
A slightly belated report from August trawls. At the time of this report, we were not yet aware of Red...
Fish in the Bay – August 2022, RED TIDE ALERT!
Folks, the Red Tide continues to sweep across portions of North and Central San Francisco Bay. Areas affected by dark...
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