In the News: Threatened Status Urged for Longfin Smelt

The Bay Institute's Christina Swanson was quoted in this article from the Sacramento Bee on January 30. In the article, Christina stresses the importance of smart, sustainable water management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. If we fail to manage our water resources properly, many fish species in the Delta face extinction. From the article:

"This is acknowledging that yet another species in the Delta is at risk of extinction, and it's going to help drive improvements in the way we're managing the ecosystem," said Tina Swanson, executive director of The Bay Institute. The state Fish and Game Commission must vote to list the longfin, probably at its March meeting. It imposed new Delta pumping limits to protect the fish during the review, which may now become permanent.