Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office
Envisioning a Healthy and Sustainable Bay-Delta Ecosystem
Facing a future of many challenges, it is important that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work closely with its state, federal and local partners to plan actions that will promote the conservation of natural resources and provide water for people. In 2009, the Service created the Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office to address the many and variable needs specific to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Estuary. The office is under the Pacific Southwest Regional Office.
Hot Topics
- OCAP - Operational Criteria and Plan for coordination of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.
- Bay Delta Conservation Plan
- USFWS Delta Smelt Recovery Index
- National Academy of Sciences Delta Review
- November 10, 2009
Statement of Task (PDF 17 KB) -
March 19, 2010
Federal Actions to Protect Fishes in CA Bay-Delta Found "Scientifically Justified" - May 5, 2011
A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in CA's Draft Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
- November 10, 2009
GOVERNMENT Partners
- Bay Delta Conservation Plan - A collaboration of state, federal, and local water agencies, state and federal fish agencies, environmental organizations, and other interested parties.
- California Department of Fish & Game, Bay Delta Region - Our state agency counterpart.
- California Department of Water Resources Delta page - The state water agency.
- Delta Stewardship Council - State agency charged with protecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, Central Valley Office - NOAA handles ocean going species such as salmon.
Bay-Delta FWO Area of Responsibility

The Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office has jurisdiction for areas outside the legal Delta in the Central Valley. The Sacramento and Bay Delta offices are under the Pacific Southwest Regional Office.
Erin Gleason/USFWS
