San Francisco Estuary Institute
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Environmental research and monitoring |
| Location | |
Area served | San Francisco Bay Area |
Key people | Ann Hayden, Board Chair Warner Chabot, Executive Director |
| Budget | $13.9M (2023) |
| Revenue | Government and private sector contracts, grants, donations |
| Website | sfei |
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is a nonprofit research institute focusing on the estuaries and ecosystems of San Francisco Bay and Northern California. SFEI was created in 1992 in order to coordinate integrated research and monitoring of the Bay. SFEI administers the Aquatic Science Center, a joint powers authority (JPA), which is an agency formed when multiple government agencies have a common mission that can be better achieved by pooling resources and knowledge. SFEI's precursor was the Aquatic Habitat Institute, created in 1986.