In a recent publication in Freshwater Biology, UC Davis researchers found that waterfowl food-plants in managed wetlands of Suisun Marsh can boost plankton production by an order of magnitude compared to plants in open tidal habitats. Suisun Marsh is one of the largest tidal wetlands on the west coast of North America and is critical habitat in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE). While managed wetlands in the marsh are operated to promote waterfowl, this study supports other research showing how fishes can benefit from waterfowl management actions … This work has direct implications for managing food availability for native and desirable fishes, especially those that rely on plankton in the SFE. This is another example of a reconciliation ecology approach for California water.