Sturgeon Archives

January 5, 2026

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: As dawn cracks into the early morning sky, environmental manager Ashley Lopez and...

MONGABAY: With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?

Mongabay

Fish and wildlife

December 10, 2025

By Laurel Neme, Mongabay Key points: California’s green sturgeon and white sturgeon face numerous threats from dams, harmful algal blooms...

DWR launches operations at Big Notch Project, expanding critical salmon habitat

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

November 22, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Operations have officially begun for the Big Notch Project, one of the largest floodplain...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

November 14, 2025

San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds get 9 months to determine if San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon is threatened

Courthouse News Service

Fish and wildlife

September 4, 2025

A magistrate judge rejected the agency’s argument that it needed until 2029 to complete an assessment that was due 12...

CDFW: Scientific surveys show continued decline in white sturgeon population

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

July 10, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: Recent results from white sturgeon monitoring surveys by the California Department of Fish...

CAL MATTERS: San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with levels of ‘forever chemicals’ that could harm anglers

Cal Matters

Water quality

May 20, 2025

California has no health standards for these chemicals in fish, so activists are urging action. Found in people and animals...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues Trump administration to list white sturgeon under Endangered Species Act

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Fish and wildlife

February 11, 2025

Largest North American freshwater fish needs protection from state and federal mismanagement Press release San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection...

PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife Water project operations

November 5, 2024

A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...