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2025 Species Recovery Grant Awardees Announced

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Slightly overhead photo of two white abalone with pink and red buildup on their shells. The abalone are on top of a rock sitting on sandy floor. White abalone. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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Celebrating Habitat Month

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Graphic celebrating Habitat Month showing the dark blue outlines of a bird, a school of fish, and seagrass.
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Reducing Burdens on Domestic Fishing and Increasing Production

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The sun sets behind an Alaska harbor, with boats in the foreground and mountains in the background. Fishing boats at sunset in an Alaska harbor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Kalei Shotwell
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Last updated by Office of Policy on March 26, 2026