San Francisco Bay herring running at Mission Bay
January 09, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
The herring are running again in San Francisco, and it’s quite a show. Commercial fishing boats cast their nets in …
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Protecting the Little Fish, Food for Many
July 12, 2011 by Juliet Grable
They’re the little guys. Small, silver, nondescript fish that are so hard to tell apart that many people simply call them “baitfish.” But though they don’t command the attention of a breaching humpback whale or trophy tuna, these humble creatures–from anchovies to squid–play a starring role in local marine ecosystems. New legislation aims to force fisheries managers to consider that role when writing plans for the state’s commercial fishing fleet.
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A Good Season for Bay Herring
March 01, 2011 by Juliet Grable
Each winter, a strange spectacle takes over San Francisco Bay. You’ll see evidence of it: moving rafts of agitated birds; strings of cormorants; pods of sea lions; plunge-diving pelicans. And fishing boats out on the Bay. But you won’t see the cause for this excitement: thousands of herring en route to their spawning grounds. This year’s season has been pretty good, but some folks think we should still go lightly on the lowly herring.
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All in a Roe
January 01, 2009 by Glen Martin
This winter, as they have for decades, fishermen in the Bay’s last commercial fishery will launch their boats in search of spawning herring. These small fish come into the Bay from the ocean to lay their eggs. People aren’t the only ones on the hunt for herring; seals and seabirds depend on this bounty as well. But changing consumer tastes, rising costs, and unstable marine conditions have put the squeeze on the both the hunter and the hunted, and now the survival of this historic fishery is very much in question.
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Oil Spill CSI
January 01, 2009 by Dan Rademacher
The 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay may be bad news for herring.
