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Subtidal habitat in the Richmond Inner Harbor
Photo by Dennis Anderson, www.bluewaterpictures.com.
Aerial photo showing subtidal habitat off the Richmond shoreline
Photo by Keith Merkel
The Subtidal Habitat Goals Project is a collaborative effort to establish a comprehensive and long-term management vision for research, restoration, and management of the subtidal habitats of the San Francisco Bay.
The primary product of the Subtidal Habitat Goals Project will be a document that provides recommendations and goals for research, restoration, and management to improve the quality, quantity, and species associated with subtidal habitats in San Francisco Bay. Resource managers will be able to use this document to make informed decisions, and researchers and restoration practitioners will be able to prioritize activities and pursue funding for subtidal projects. The Subtidal Goals Project is an outgrowth of both the need for greater information to make sound management decisions, and the desire of diverse stakeholders to know where it is appropriate to locate potential projects, as well as to identify mitigation or restoration opportunities. The Subtidal Habitat Goals document will provide guidance to managers, scientists, restoration practitioners, commercial interests, and a multitude of user groups.
The Subtidal Habitat Goals document will not be a regulatory manual, but will provide information about what is known and not known about the Bay's subtidal habitats, the species that depend on them, and the stresses on those species and habitats. In addition, it will provide goals for future research and identify areas for protection, additional management efforts, and restoration activities. |
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Bud Abbott and Brian Mulvey are two neoprene-clad specks bobbing in the shallows off of the Marin Rod & Gun Club just west of the RichmondBridge. They're drifting among 40 PVC stakes marking the artificial reefs and patches of eelgrass that Abbott, Kleinfelder's Mulvey and Rena Obernolte, SFSU's Kathy Boyer (see page 4) and a team of volunteers have placed in these ... READ MORE |
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When it comes to habitat, few would argue over the need to restore the wetlands that formerly fringed the Estuary, or the streams and rivers that wind their way into it. But just as valuable can be the less obvious habitats hidden beneath the Bay’s grey-green surface. One of those is a blooming underwater grass—not a seaweed—known as eelgrass (Zostera marina), its common name aptly capturing its eel-like look. The plant lives underwater but still pollinates and produces seeds. Scientists describe each blade of eelgrass as a “food factory”: the blades collec... READ MORE |
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