sh es ▁and ▁mud fl ats . ▁The ▁Bay ▁is ▁a ▁primary ▁winter ing ▁stop ▁for ▁the ▁canvas back ▁du ck ▁population ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Fly way , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mig rat ory ▁st aging ▁ground ▁for ▁numerous ▁species ▁of ▁water f ow l . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁bay ▁is ▁protected ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Pablo ▁Bay ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge . ▁ ▁End anger ed ▁species ▁that ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁include ▁the ▁California ▁brown ▁pel ican , ▁California ▁cla pper ▁rail , ▁and ▁salt ▁mar sh ▁har vest ▁mouse . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁recre ation ▁fish ing , ▁with ▁Salt water ▁species ▁including : ▁strip ed ▁bass , ▁sur f per ch , ▁st ur geon , ▁star ry ▁fl ound er , ▁le op ard ▁sh ark , ▁to ps m elt , ▁and ▁anch ovy . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁sh rim p - f ishing ▁village , ▁where ▁some ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁people ▁lived ; ▁they ▁sh ipped ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁their ▁catch ▁to ▁China . ▁The ▁location ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁China ▁Camp ▁State ▁Park . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁San ▁Pablo ▁Bay ▁is ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁Prim us ' s ▁four - part ▁song ▁series ▁" F ish erman ' s ▁Chron icles ," ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁referenced ▁in ▁" The ▁To ys ▁Go ▁W inding ▁Down " ▁and