2016 Estuary Blueprint: Action-By-Action

1. Develop and implement a comprehensive, watershed-based approach to aquatic resource protection (Action 1 PDF)2. Establish a regional wetland and stream monitoring program (Action 2 PDF)3. Protect, restore, and enhance tidal marsh and tidal flat habitat (Action 3...

Report Released on Ocean Acidification in San Francisco Bay

In October 2016, a coalition of organizations including San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco State University, University of California Davis, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the San...

Transition Zone Mapping Methodology Report Released

After an effort that included close engagement with scientific and management organizations, a new report has just been released on mapping the transition zone, entitled “Mapping the Transition Zone: Integrating the Upper Boundary and Bay Margin Methods”. A task force...

BOB and MARI Start Monitoring the Bay

Visitors to the Tiburon shoreline may notice a new addition — a 5 ft. tall, bright yellow buoy anchored just offshore San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science (EOS) Center. The Bay Ocean Buoy (BOB) and its companion mooring for Marine Acidification...