Different sizes of longfin smelt caught for scientific research purposes under strict endangered species monitoring protocols in the South Bay. Photo: James Ervin.

PODCAST: Longfin Smelt Don’t Smell Like Cucumbers

Biologists Michael Eakin (Cal Fish & Wildlife), and Brian Schreier (Department of Water Resources) offer a quick overview of what Californians should know about longfin smelt, an estuarine fish recently added to the federal endangered species list. Is this fish our last chance to do right by endangered fish in the San Francisco Estuary? And how is this long-finned species different from Delta smelt?

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