Our science director @jarosenfield first petitioned to have the Bay’s imperiled longfin smelt protected in 1992. Now, years later, this tiny silver fish is finally getting federal protection in #SanFranciscoBay:

“I’m glad that the federal government has finally done what it’s responsible for doing, which is acknowledging that longfin smelt are endangered and working to protect them based on the best available science,” Rosenfield told the Chronicle:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/tiny-fish-bay-19604481.php

#sfbay #longfinsmelt #fish #EndangeredSpeciesAct #EndangeredSpecies