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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...

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, RED TIDE ALERT!

Folks, the Red Tide continues to sweep across portions of North and Central San Francisco Bay.  Areas affected by dark...

Fish in the Bay – March 2022: A Crazy & mixed up month!

March was an unusual month that we still have not completely figured out.  We are in the start of a...

Fish in the Bay – August 2020: Anchovy Spawning Supplemental Report.

Hello folks.  This is the promised Anchovy Spawning Supplement to accompany the regular August Fish in the Bay report.  The...