In response to a petition to remove the Hawaiian green turtle from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) announced their proposed rule today to maintain its status as “threatened,” rejecting a petition filed in 2012.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) that was tagged in Cocos Island National Park travelled more than 310 miles in 21 days to seek refuge in the Golfo Dulce of Costa Rica, establishing the first proof of biological connectivity between these two important marine ecosystems.
SPAWN’s smolt monitoring program began about 10 years ago as a way to measure the health of endangered fish populations in San Geronimo Creek – an important tributary to Lagunitas Creek. Monitoring the population of coho smolts is an extremely important gauge for the population as a whole because it indicates how well the baby salmon fared over the winter.
Smolts are young, 12-15 month-old juvenile coho salmon and steelhead trout. Technically, any anadromous salmonid (a member of the trout family that is born in freshwater, lives in salt water and then returns to freshwater to spawn) is called a smolt when it is in the juvenile stage of its lifecycle.
You can help save Marin’s Coho Salmon from the brink of extinction by taking the following three actions: 1. Attend one of the three ‘State of the Coho Salmon’ talks…
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Joanna Nasar Communications Manager Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 488-7711 Joanna@SeaTurtles.org Doug Karpa Legal Program Director Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 860-6681 DKarpa@seaturtles.org Dr….
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Joanna Nasar Communications Manager Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 488-7711 Joanna@SeaTurtles.org Doug Karpa Legal Program Director Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 860-6681 DKarpa@seaturtles.org WHO: …
Everything was moving, the water was a bit colder, there were strong currents, and giant schools of black tuna swimming in slow circles by us. We were surrounded by life.
And that’s when we met an endangered Giant Manta Ray. Giant Manta Rays are the largest of all species of Rays and are instantly recognizable underwater by their size and horn-like features (which is why they are also known raya diablo). The Ray came from the blue and gave us a show – flapping its wings and gliding with such power and grace that we had no
