BERKELEY, California, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Meghan Holst studies the broadnose sevengill shark, so she was naturally concerned when record-setting rain this year altered the shark's nursery grounds in San Francisco Bay.
Next, perhaps, will come California Fish and Game Commission protections for the sharks in San Francisco Bay, which she considers a nursing and pupping ground for a species believed to be in decline.
San Francisco Bay is one of the world's only known year-round nurseries for the species, Holst said, making the habitat critical to monitor.
[1/4]FILE PHOTO-Researchers cast lines to catch broadnose sevengill sharks from their vessel in the San Francisco Bay, California, U.S., June 15, 2023.
So if something happens to San Francisco Bay, then we might lose an entire cohort of these sevengill juveniles," Holst said.
Persons:
Meghan Holst, Holst, Davis, Nathan Frandino, I'm, Will Dunham
Organizations:
University of California, REUTERS, International Union for Conservation, Nature, Thomson
Locations:
BERKELEY, California, San Francisco Bay, Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay , California, U.S, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina