"View from the Water" Blog

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  • August 8, 2022

Happy Monday IEP Community! 

The CDFW Enhanced Sturgeon Life Cycle Monitoring Program is back out in San Pablo Bay today (08/08/2022) conducting their trammel net survey.

This morning they caught several sportfish in the Bay - a nice Bat Ray, Broadnose Sevengill Shark, and a Starry Flounder. These are all native sport fishes to the San Francisco Estuary.

Man on a boat holding a ray vertically showing the underbelly - click to enlarge image in new window Man on a boat holding a small shark in his hands - click to enlarge image in new window Man on a boat holding a flatfish (flounder) in his hands - click to enlarge image in new window
CDFW staff Dylan Stompe holding Bat Ray (first image), a Broadnose Sevengill Shark (second image), and Starry Flounder (third image). CDFW photos.

Later in the day, the team was on a roll and captured two Green Sturgeon bringing their total to three for the season so far. One of the fish was outfitted with an acoustic tag that will allow the program to follow it for the next year or two.

Man on a boat leaning over a rail with a sturgeon in a tray as he is cutting an opening on its belly to add a tag - click to view larger image in new window  Man on a boat holding a long bony fish (green sturgeon) in his hands - click to view larger image in new window
CDFW environmental scientist and sturgeon expert, Marc Beccio, placing an acoustic tag in one sturgeon (first image) and showing off the second green sturgeon (second image) from the day's catch. CDFW photos.

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