The latest edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science is an open-access journal that provides peer-reviewed research about the complex environmental and water management issues of the Bay–Delta, linking science to policy with great effect.
ESSAYS
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science in 2026: Stay the Course
Samuel N. Luoma
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art8
In Memory of James E. Cloern
Samuel N. Luoma, Lisa Lucas, Tara Schraga, Alan Jassby, Hans W. Paerl
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art1
RESEARCH ARTICLES
The Contribution of Managed Floodplains to the Recovery of Salmon in California: Challenges and Opportunities
John Ferguson, Merri Martz, Evan Sawyer, Bjarni Serup, Rachel Johnson, Jeff Opperman, Anna Sturrock, Eric Holmes, Steven T. Lindley
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art2
Assessment of Chinook Salmon Smolt Survival at Offsite Release Locations in the Sacramento River Across Wet and Dry Years
Michael J. Dodrill, Sarah Austing, Kevin Niemela, Russell Perry
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art3
Differences Among Runs of Chinook Salmon in Routing Probability at the Georgiana Slough-Sacramento River Junction
Summer Burdick, Russell Perry, Maggie Raboin, John M. Plumb
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art4
Tidal Influence on Environmental DNA Detection for Delta Smelt
Scott M. Blankenship, Cheryl Dean, Katie Karpenko, Myfanwy Johnston, Matthew B. Espe, Mark Bowen, Matt Brennan, Chris Hart, Andrew A. Schultz, Gregg Schumer
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art5
Design and Laboratory Testing of Enclosures to Support Conservation of an Endangered Estuarine Fish
Daphne A. Gille, Dennis E. Cocherell, Amanda E. Peterson, Kara Carr, Ali Ercan, Melinda R. Baerwald, Brian Schreier, Ted Sommer, Nann A. Fangue
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art6
Persistent Genetic Identification of Maternal Mitochondrial Lineage in Formalin Fixed Larval Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) with Species-Specific qPCR
Hilary A. Starks, Andrew C. Goodman, Christopher L. Hart, Vanessa D. Tobias, Morgan D. Gilbert, Gregg P. Schumer
https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2026v24iss1/2/art7
