Sep 29, 2014

In September, SFEI participated in Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles, a project combining science, art, and community. The project, led by Chinese Whispers creative director Rene Yung, retraces the history of Chinese shrimp fishing in San Francisco Bay, through sailings on the Grace Quan, a 43-foot replica of a 19th century Chinese fishing shrimp junk, to former shrimp fishing sites around the Bay.

SFEI scientists (Phil Trowbridge, Meg Sedlek, Sam Safran, Erin Beller, and Ruth Askevold) joined the project crew on several portions of the sail around the Bay, providing information about historical ecology and the health of the Bay. Ruth Askevold gave a presentation at a public program at the Craneway Pavilion on Saturday, September 6.

A multimedia installation of the project will be on display at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 2015. Other project partners included the Aquarium of the Bay, EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park, Friends of China Camp, and the Richmond Museum of History.

More information can be found at http://chinese-whispers.org/bay-chronicles/.

Programs and Focus Areas: 
Clean Water Program
Resilient Landscapes Program