Longfin smelt are the sixth fish species in the bay estuary to be added to the federal endangered species list. The fish were listed by the state as threatened in 2009.

The longfin smelt, a fish the length of a popsicle stick that once fed hundreds of San Francisco Bay animals including humans, was just added to a growing list of endangered species. The federal ...

SAVING LONGFIN SMELT . Longfin smelt live for several years, spawning in freshwater and inhabiting estuaries and nearshore waters, and even ranging out into the ocean. Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 ...

LONGFIN SMELT } Spirinchus thaleichthys FAMILY: Osmeridae DESCRIPTION: The longfin smelt is a medium-sized fish, usually growing to about 10 centimeters as an adult. It is translucent silver on the ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – After almost four years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will perform a full review of the longfin smelt’s status under the Endangered Species Act. The agency requests further ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially listed the San Francisco Bay-Delta population segment of the longfin smelt as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act ...

The decision by the state wildlife commission could lead to more stringent restrictions on water exports to Southern California from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

The longfin smelt, a fish the length of a popsicle stick that once fed hundreds of San Francisco Bay animals including humans, was just added to a growing list of endangered species. The federal ...

The longfin smelt, a fish the length of a popsicle stick that once fed hundreds of San Francisco Bay animals including humans, was just added to a growing list of endangered species.