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Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) Species Distributions
In San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays

REGION

FMP

Species

Lifestage

Comment

References

South SF Bay

CP

Northern anchovy

J,A

Abundant

1,2,9,10,12

 

CP

Pacific sardine

J,A

Present

1,10

From San Mateo

GF

English sole

J,A

Abundant

1,9,10,12

Bridge South

GF

Sand sole

L,J,A

Present

1,12

GF

Starry flounder

J,A

Present

1,10,12

GF

Lingcod

Present

1

GF

Brown rockfish

J

Present

1,10,12

GF

Leopard shark

J,A

Present

1,8,10,12

GF

Spiny dogfish

J,A

Present

1,8,12

GF

Skates

Present

1,12

GF

Calico rockfish

Rare

1

GF

Rex sole

Rare

1

GF

Cabezon

J

Rare

1,10

 

GF

Soupfin shark

J,A

Rare

8

South-Central SF Bay

CP

Northern anchovy

J,A

Abundant

2,9,12

 

CP

Pacific sardine

J,A

Present

10

 

GF

English sole

J,A

Abundant

2,9,10,12

From Bay Bridge to

GF

Starry flounder

J,A

Present

9,10,12

San Mateo Bridge

GF

Leopard shark

J,A

Present

5,9,10,12

GF

Spiny dogfish

Present

5,10,12

GF

Brown rockfish

J

Present

9,10,12

GF

Cabezon

J

Few

10

GF

Big skate

Present

10,12

GF

Soupfin shark

Present

5

GF

Sand sole

L,J,A

Rare

10,12

 

GF

Lingcod

 

Rare

12

Central SF Bay

CP

Northern anchovy

E,L,J,A

Abundant

2,4,9,10,12

CP

Jack mackerel

E,L

Present

4,10

San Rafael Bridge to Golden

CP

Pacific sardine

J,A

Rare

10,12

Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge

GF

English sole

J,A

Abundant

2,4,9,10,12

GF

Starry flounder

E,L,J,A

Abundant

4,9,10,12

GF

Brown rockfish

J,A

Abundant

4,9,10,12

GF

Pacific sanddab

E,L,J,A

Present

4,10

GF

Lingcod

J,A

Present

4,10,12

GF

Sand sole

L,J,A

Present

10,12

GF

Leopard shark

J,A

Present

4,5,10,12

GF

Spiny dogfish

J,A

Present

4,5,10,12

GF

Big skate

J,A

Present

5,10,12

GF

Pacific whiting (hake)

E,L

Present

4

GF

Kelp greenling

J,A

Present

4,10

GF

Soupfin shark

J,A

Present

5

GF

Curlfin sole

J

Present

10

GF

Bocaccio

Rare

12

 

GF

Cabezon

J,A

Few

4,10,12

           

Outer Central SF Bay

GF

Starry Flounder

 

Present

7

 

GF

Leopard shark

 

Present

7

West of the Golden Gate Bridge

GF

Kelp greenling

 

Present

7

GF

Lingcod

Present

7

GF

Cabezon

Present

7

GF

Yellowtail rockfish

Present

7

GF

Blue rockfish

Present

7

 

GF

Black-and-yellow rockfish

 

Present

7

GF

Olive rockfish

Present

7

GF

California scorpionfish

Present

7

           

REGION

FMP

Species

Lifestage

Comment

References

San Pablo Bay

CP

Northern anchovy

J,A

Abundant

2,3,9,10,11

 

CP

Pacific sardine

J,A

Present

10

GF

Starry flounder

J,A

Abundant

2,3,6,9,10,11

San Rafael Bridge to

GF

English sole

J,A

Abundant

3,9,10

Carquinez Bridge

GF

Lingcod

Present

11

GF

Sand sole

L,J,A

Present

2,10,11

GF

Leopard shark

J,A

Present

10

GF

Spiny dogfish

Present

10

GF

Big skate

Present

2,10

GF

Brown rockfish

J

Present

2,3,10

GF

Cabezon

J

Rare

10,11

GF

Pacific whiting (hake)

Rare

11

 

GF

Other Rockfish

J

Rare

3,11

Suisun Bay

CP

Northern anchovy

L,J,A

Abundant

2,9,11

 

GF

Starry flounder

J,A

Abundant

2,6,9,11

Carquinez Bridge to Chipps Is.

GF

English sole

J,A

Few

10

 

GF

Brown rockfish

J

Few

10

CP - Coastal Pelagics Fishery Management Plan
GF - Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

 

REFERENCE LIST

1 -

Pearson, D. E. 1989. Survey of fish and water properties of south San Francisco Bay, CA 1973-1982. NOAA Tech Rep. NMFS #78, U. S. Department of Commerce, 21pp.

2 -

Chambers Group, Inc. 1994. Draft EIR for consideration of a new lease for the operation of a crude oil and petroleum product marine terminal on state and subnerged lands at Unocal's San Francisco Refinery Oleum, Contra Costa County. (Taken from CDFG 1980-1985).

3 -

ANATEC Laboratories, Inc. 1986. Fisheries Survye: Chevron Usa Richmond Refinery Deepwater Outfall Project. Appendix D.  ANATEC Laboratories, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA.

4 -

Green, R. 1975 A preliminary list of fishes collected from Richardson Bay, California 1972-1973, CDFG 61(2);104-6.

5 -

Ebert, D. A. 1986. Observations on the Elasmobranch assemblage of SF Bay. CDFG 72(4):244-249.

6 -

Skinner, J. E. 1962. An historical review of the fish and wildlife resource of San Francisco Bay Area. Water Projects Report # 1.  Resources Agency of California, Department of Fish and Game, Water Projects Branch.

7 -

Marine Biological Consultants, 1971. Assessment of the possible influences of the Richmond-Sunset outfall on adjacent subtidal biota. MBC, Costa Mesa, CA.

8 -

De Wit, L. A. 1975. Changes in the species composition of  sharks in south SF Bay, CDFG 61(2);106-111.

9 -

Herbold, B., A. D. Jassby and P. B. Moyle. 1992. San Francisco Estuary Project: Status and trends report on aquatic resources in the San Francisco Estuary. San Francisco Estuary Project, Oakland, California. 257 pp.

10 -

Orsi, J. (editor), Randall Baxter, Suzanne DeLeon, Kevin Fleming.  1999. Report on the 1980-1995 Fish, Shrimp, and Crab Sampling in the San Francisco Estuary, California. California Department of Fish and Game IEP Technical Report 63.

11 -

Messersmith, James 1966. Fishes collected in Carquinez Strait in 1961-1962. CDFG Fish Bulletin 133: 57-63.

12 -

Aplin, J. A. 1967. Biological Survey of San Francisco Bay 1963-1966. CDFG Resources Agency MRO reference # 67-4.

 

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