San Francisco nonprofit asks federal judge to expedite proposed listing of endangered local fish

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Baykeeper, an Oakland-based nonprofit that defends the health of the San Francisco Bay, on Thursday asked a federal judge for a favorable ruling in a fight with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the designation of an endangered fish species.

The legal fight concerns the endangered-species status of the Bay-Delta longfin smelt fish, which is listed as a threatened species under California’s Endangered Species Act. The Bay-Delta longfin smelt lives in the San Francisco Bay and some areas of the Pacific Ocean.