More than 750 tidewater gobies were rescued from a Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Seared watersheds can take years to recover, experts say
The rescue team donned waders and marched into a murky Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Their mission: Save the lives of northern tidewater gobies, a tiny endangered fish. The destructive wildfire had stripped the slopes of the nearby Santa Monica Mountains and now rain could send a tremendous amount of sediment flowing into Topanga Lagoon, a death trap for fish.
Numerous partners participated in the rescue, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and California State Parks. Fires have challenged relocations in other areas. The massive Woolsey fire of 2018 scorched creeks in the Santa Monica Mountains that haven’t recovered to the point where they can receive fish, according to said Kyle Evans, an environmental program manager for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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