San Francisco Bay-Delta Population of Longfin Smelt Listed as Endangered Under the Federal Endangered Species Act
August/September 2024
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 34, Number 11
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published its final rule adding the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment (DPS) of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) (hereafter, Bay-Delta longfin smelt) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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