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Ever wonder where is the world’s oldest living fish being housed in an aquarium? It happens to be in San Francisco, according to the California Academy of Sciences (Cal Academy). Methuselah, an Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) at Cal Academy’s Steinhart Aquarium, is 92 years old, according to a DNA analysis by Dr. Ben Mayne of […]

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SF has world’s oldest aquarium fish. Here’s how scientists found out her age—accurately

Lake Merritt in Oakland gets new fountain in effort to mitigate harmful algal blooms

Inflation relief: Officials to raise rubber dam on Russian River to replenish groundwater

Building materials company to pay $325,000 in settlement over South Bay water pollution

‘Trout Bout’ was about more than just trout, as Stockton anglers turn out at annual derby

Endangered coho salmon making annual visit to Lagunitas Creek in Marin County to spawn

UC Santa Cruz researchers find microplastics pervasive in Monterey Bay fish and seabirds

Swimming toward extinction: Longfin smelt could be added to endangered species list

‘Fatal to fish’: Valley Water sued by watchdog group alleging poor environmental practices

Turning the red tide: As toxic algae bloom begins retreat, more fish may be doomed

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