Four Bay Area environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Secretary of the U.S, Department of the Interior failed to deliver a ...

The sturgeon is an ancient and iconic species of fish. Long and bony, with a body covered in armored plates known as scutes, the sturgeon has been called a “living fossil” with evolutionary roots ...

The largest freshwater fish in North America, which was once abundant in California’s major rivers and San Francisco Bay, has declined in numbers to a point that state officials will consider whether ...

A female sturgeon captured by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is tagged to document movement in the San Joaquin River Basin. April 17, 2024 (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Bay City News) After over 100 ...

New protections for white sturgeon may impact farm water supplies and increase costs for local water agencies. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo) California’s effort to protect an ...

(CDFW) that’s expected to take at least a year to complete. In the meantime, once the state’s Office of Administrative Law publishes the action, white sturgeon will be provisionally protected under ...

The “2026 Joint Staff Report Concerning Stock Status and Fisheries for White Sturgeon” makes for dreary reading. From great abundance, the population of these prehistoric fish continues to wither, ...

Killed by algae blooms and dwindling from dams and droughts, the largest freshwater fish in North America is at risk in California. Now, wildlife officials have taken the first major step toward ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a filmmaker & biologist covering conservation & outdoor topics. Jun 09, 2025, 11:39am EDT Jun 09, 2025, 11:59am EDT White ...

The white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, may be protected as a threatened species, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday. The department said it is ...