Action timeline

August 8, 2007 – The Center, the Bay Institute, and the Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the San Francisco Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Simultaneously, we petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the fish statewide under the California Endangered Species Act.

February 7, 2008 – The California Fish and Game Commission voted to designate the longfin smelt as a candidate for listing under the California Endangered Species Act, committing to conducting a review of the species’ status and making a final decision on whether or not to protect the species by August 2008.

May 6, 2008 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made a positive finding on our 2006 listing petition with a final listing decision due by August 2008.