San Francisco Bay Invaders

Recommended QUEST Resources

• Discuss the the San Francisco Bay Invaders story

  Discuss the the San Francisco Bay Invaders story on the KQED QUEST Science Blog.

• See additional photos - SF Bay Invaders flickr set

  See and discuss behind-the-scenes photos from our TV story, San Francisco Bay Invaders.

• San Francisco Bay Debris

  Admiral Chester Nimitz was nearly killed when his seaplane hit a floating telephone pole 65 years ago. Ever since, a group of Sausalito sailors have been SF Bay's trash collectors - removing everything from floating concrete to dead bodies.

• Sea 3-D: Charting the Ocean Floor

  Using sound and laser technology, researchers have begun to reveal the secrets of the ocean floor from the Sonoma Coast to Monterey Bay. By creating complex 3-D maps, they're hoping to learn more about waves and achieve ambitious conservation goals.

• Web Extra: Citizen Science - Mud Snails

  They spend hours in the mud in search of a tiny snail. Meet the volunteers working with the Bay Institute to eradicate an invasive Japanese mud snail on the shores of San Francisco Bay.

Additional Links

• San Francisco Estuary Institute

  Dedicated to fostering the development of the scientific understanding needed to protect and enhance the San Francisco Estuary.

• The Bay Institute of San Francisco

  Over a quarter century of protecting and restoring San Francisco Bay from the Sierra to the sea.

• State Lands Commission's Ballast Water Program

  Official site for the California Lands Commission's Ballast Water Program.

• Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game's Marine Invasive Species Monitoring Program (MISP)

  The Marine Invasive Species Program is a multi-agency effort to control the introduction on Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) from the ballast of ocean-going vessels.

• Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

  PMSA is an independent, not-for-profit shipping association focused on matters of international trade.

• The National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC)

  The National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) is a joint program of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the United States Coast Guard that collects, analyzes, and interprets data on the ballast water management practices of commercial ships that operate in the waters of the United States.

• Exotics Guide - San Francisco bay

  The bays and estuaries of the Pacific Coast contain some of the most invaded marine habitats in the world, with additional species arriving every year.

• The West Coast Ballast Outreach Project

  The West Coast Ballast Outreach Project works collaboratively with partnering organizations throughout the West Coast and Pacific Basin in the development of outreach programs and tools to manage aquatic invasive species (AIS) and ballast water issues.

• Save The Bay

  The Bay Area's quality of life and economy depend on a healthy and vibrant Bay. For more than 45 years, Save the Bay has worked to protect and restore the Bay, benefiting all Bay Area residents. Save The Bay's Community-based Restoration program engages volunteers from the entire Bay Area in hands-on projects to restore natural wetland habitats at ten regional restoration projects around the Bay.