San Francisco Bay-Delta Longfin Smelt ESA Listing
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-21 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the San Francisco Estuary Distinct Population Segment of White Sturgeon: cross-connection with white-sturgeon-sfe-esa-listing: Both are ESA listing actions targeting San Francisco Bay-Delta/Estuary native fish, implicating shared stressors (flows, water diversions, habitat) in the same estuarine system. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-05 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt”.: H.J.Res. 78 (119th Congress) introduced as a Congressional Review Act joint resolution to nullify the July 30, 2024 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta DPS of longfin smelt as endangered; enactment would remove ESA protections for the DPS. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt".
05-may-2025
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces