At Point Pinole, 21 sturgeon carcasses––some more than seven feet long––lay strewn along a mile-long stretch of beach in late August 2022, baking in the relentless heat. It was the peak of the largest harmful algal bloom on record in … Read more
How a ‘Sturgeon Surgeon’ Tracks the Bay’s Giant, Stealthy Living Fossils
December 8, 2022 •
Researchers are investigating the secrets of our two resident sturgeon species, which have razor-sharp armor and shlorp up clams with their vacuum-shaped mouths.
Op-Ed: A Fisherman’s Perspective on Whales and Crab Gear
November 9, 2020 •
“Ropeless” gear won’t work, a second-generation crab fisherman says.
Proposed Development at Point Molate Threatens the Bay’s Dungeness Crab Fishery and Climate Goals
March 21, 2019 •
A proposed housing development in Richmond would destroy critical eelgrass beds that sequester carbon and support rich marine life, opponents say.
Crabber gets $10,000 fine for setting traps in marine park
January 14, 2013 •
Apparently fishing in a state marine reserve is no light matter. A commercial crabber gets nabbed lowering 100 traps in a Sonoma County marine reserve.
A Day Out with the Salmon
September 27, 2012 •
A bumper crop of chinook salmon this year brought out many fishermen, who haven’t been able to throw their lines in for four years.