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Under the Bay 500-Piece San Francisco Bay Wildlife Jigsaw Puzzle by Fiorella Ikeue
Under the Bay 500-Piece San Francisco Bay Wildlife Jigsaw Puzzle by Fiorella Ikeue
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Puzzle Details
- 500 pieces
- Finished size: 16” x 24”
- Ribbon-cut for a satisfying puzzle fit
- Matte finish to reduce glare
- Box size: 10” x 9” x 2”
- Comes with a 100% cotton reusable drawstring bag
- Puzzle key included to identify 16 featured marine species
- Also available in 300-piece version
Eco-Friendly Packaging
- Made with 100% recycled ESKA puzzle board
- Printed with eco-friendly soy-based inks
- Sustainably sourced, 10” x 9” x 2” giftable box featuring the original art
- Puzzle pieces are packed in a reusable 100% cotton bag
- Not shrink-wrapped
- Read more about our Sustainable Manufacturing Practices
Why You’ll Love It
- Created to celebrate 35 years of San Francisco Baykeeper’s environmental impact
- 10% of every sale goes to San Francisco Baykeeper
- Features 16 scientifically illustrated species from the San Francisco Bay watershed
- Perfect for nature lovers, environmental advocates, and marine life enthusiasts
- Includes an educational species key to spark curiosity and learning
- Thoughtful and meaningful gift with a purpose
- Beautiful enough to frame after completion
About the Puzzle
Explore the vibrant underwater life of the San Francisco Bay with this captivating puzzle illustrated by Fiorella Ikeue.
Under the Bay showcases 16 different species that call the Bay and its watershed home—from Chinook salmon to orcas near the Golden Gate.
As you piece it together, you’ll learn about the creatures at risk due to pollution, habitat loss, and climate change, and why the work of San Francisco Baykeeper remains so vital. This puzzle is both a relaxing experience and a call to action to protect one of California’s most important ecosystems.
About the Image
The image features an illustrated cross-section of marine life beneath and around the San Francisco Bay. It’s an artistic and scientific interpretation of species under threat—bringing together conservation and creativity. Each creature in the puzzle is identified in an included guide that highlights its ecological role and vulnerability.
What’s in the Puzzle: 16 San Francisco Bay Species
The included key numbers each species in the image:
- Green Sturgeon have scales as sharp as knives to protect themselves from predators.
- Orcas migrate along the California coast, eat the Bay’s ocean-going salmon, and are known as whales but are scientifically classified as dolphins.
- Chinook Salmon (ocean-phase) swim in the Pacific Ocean for up to 4 years before using their sense of smell to find their way back to their home streams.
- Brown Pelicans were saved from extinction when pesticides like DDT were banned.
- Steelhead are the same as Rainbow Trout except instead of staying in rivers they travel back and forth to the Pacific Ocean.
- Chinook Salmon (river-phase) don’t eat as they swim hundreds of miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean to lay their eggs in the same river where they were born.
- Sacramento Splittail are born upstream and then migrate to the Bay where they feed on clams that have high levels of toxic selenium from Bay Area oil refineries.
- Longfin Smelt females can lay up to 15,000 eggs, but in 2024 they were listed as endangered because they need increased river flows into the Bay to help them survive.
- Eelgrass helps protect the Bay from pollution and climate change while providing habitat for many species, including Dungeness crab and salmon.
- Chinook Salmon (juveniles) swim to the Pacific Ocean in fast-flowing rivers, memorizing their path so they can find home when it’s time to lay their eggs.
- Coastal Riffle Sculpin are usually less than 3 inches long and live in small, cold Bay Area streams.
- Starry Flounder hide in the Bay’s sandy floor as they look out for food and predators.
- Dungeness Crab travel throughout the Bay, sometimes by riding on jellyfish, and are important to the Bay Area’s economy.
- Olympia Oysters filter pollution, provide habitat for many species, and can help buffer the Bay’s shoreline against sea level rise.
- White Sturgeon in the Bay can grow up to 9 feet long, weigh 500 pounds, and live up to 70 years.
- Delta Smelt measure about 2 inches long, live for only 1 year, and smell like cucumbers!
The boat in the image is Baykeeper’s patrol boat, which has patrolled the Bay for many thousands of hours since 1989 to find and fix pollution.
About San Francisco Baykeeper
Founded in 1989, San Francisco Baykeeper is a nonprofit organization that defends the Bay from its greatest threats. Their team of investigators, scientists, and environmental lawyers patrol the Bay, hold polluters accountable, and advocate for the health of marine wildlife and surrounding communities.
Baykeeper's unique combination of investigation, advocacy, and litigation has earned it a reputation as the fiercest defender of the Bay. This puzzle marks their 35th anniversary and helps support their ongoing work. Learn more at baykeeper.org.
About the Artist: Fiorella Ikeue
Fiorella Ikeue is a Peruvian-American artist and science illustrator now based in southern Japan. With a biology degree from Kalamazoo College and a master’s certification in science illustration from CSU Monterey Bay, her work bridges the worlds of science, environment, and visual storytelling.
Fiorella previously lived in the Bay Area and brings her deep knowledge of biodiversity to life through vivid, informative artwork. See more of her work at fiorellaikeue.com or follow her creative journey online.
