Celebrating Habitat Month

Join us in celebrating Habitat Month 2025! Learn about how NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation is working to restore habitat to support fisheries, protected species, and coastal communities.

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The Kwoneesum Dam after its reservoir was drained. Credit: Cowlitz Indian Tribe The Kwoneesum Dam after its reservoir was drained. Credit: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
An orange crab sits on the seafloor. A new ocean model developed by NOAA researchers could help us to more effectively manage critically important species along the West Coast and in Alaska, like snow crab. Credit: iStock
A grid (three rows with four columns) of pictures of seafood dishes with each photo labeled with a month of the year. January is sablefish, February blue mussels gratin, March monkfish bisque, April opah chili, May steamed clams, June sheet pan shrimp and vegetable fajitas, July fried bluefish, August scup poke bowl, September grilled scallops, October grilled barbeque oysters, November Alaska pollock enchiladas, and December grilled spiced mahimahi filets Celebrate Culinary Arts Month with a sustainable seafood recipe for every month of the year.
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Three recreational fishing boats returning to the marina Saltwater anglers participating in a fishing tournament return to a marina in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
A person wearing a glove holds a fish otolith in front of a red fish, showing the small ear bone used for age and growth analysis. Life history scientists at NOAA Fisheries work with fishermen to collect otoliths (a fish’s inner ear bones) to estimate the age of fish populations. Pictured: Onaga (Etelis coruscans) Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Upcoming Events

Longfin Inshore Squid Research Track Working Group

Jul 7, 2025 - Sep 23, 2025

July 2025 Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop

Jul 10, 2025

August 2025 Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop

Aug 7, 2025

2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll at NOAA Fisheries

Aug 9, 2025

Protected Species Assessment Workshop (PSAW) IV

Aug 14, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025