“View from the Water” Blog

On Wednesday, August 9, the CDFW Trammel Net Survey was back in San Pablo Bay.

They caught 2 more Green Sturgeon. One received an acoustic tag for tracking. They also caught 4 White Sturgeon and 59 Bat Rays.

CDFW staff Kevin Juranek holding a sturgeon (first image); a second sturgeon gets ready to receive an acoustic tag (second image). CDFW photos. Click on images to enlarge.

On August 11, they caught 2 more Green Sturgeon and a Thornback Ray. So far this season, they've caught 7 Green Sturgeon, three of which received acoustic tags.

CDFW staff Bradyn O'Connor holding a Thornback ray. CDFW photos. Click on image to enlarge.

Are you curious to know how many Green and White Sturgeon have been caught so far this season? Check out a new Sturgeon Tagging app that allows you to plot simple catch information.