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World’s Biggest Dam Removal Project to Open 420 Miles of Salmon Habitat this Fall

With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat for the first time in a century. NOAA recommends $20 million in funding for additional river restoration.
July 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Demolition of Copco No. 1 Dam (Credit: Whitney Hassett/Swiftwater Films) Demolition of Copco No. 1 Dam (Credit: Whitney Hassett/Swiftwater Films)

Entangled Humpback Whale in Southern California Freed by NOAA Fisheries-led Response Team

The large whale entanglement response team effort spanned over six days before successfully disentangling the whale.
July 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
humpback whale tail and flukes bound with cables and floats The entangled humpback whale slapping its tail minutes before it finally freed itself from fishing gear. Photo taken under NOAA MMHSRP Permit #24359.

NOAA Partners Create Jobs, Train Future Leaders to Advance Habitat Restoration Across the Country

With funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, partners are leading efforts to support current and future restoration practitioners and advance projects that are important to local communities.
July 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
OysterCorps members planting marsh grasses (Photo: Franklin’s Promise Coalition) OysterCorps members planting marsh grasses (Photo: Franklin’s Promise Coalition)

Study Reveals Link Between Shark Physical Traits and Ecology

Accurate drawings provide insight into the lifestyle of sharks.
July 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist holding up gills from a shark The gill lamellae of a Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) on one gill arch. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jennifer Bigman

July 4th Means Freedom for Humpback Whale Near Valdez, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA team up to free entangled whale.
July 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
NOAA Fisheries large whale entanglement response expert John Moran approaches the entangled humpback with a specialized pole in an attempt to cut the lines binding the whale. NOAA Fisheries large whale entanglement response expert John Moran approaches the entangled humpback with a specialized pole in an attempt to cut the lines binding the whale. Taken under NOAA Permit No. 24359. Credit: NOAA/Ed Lyman

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Has a New Chief of Staff

This is part of NOAA Fisheries continuing efforts to improve internal operating efficiencies and deliver needed science to support sustainable Alaska fisheries.
July 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Portrait of scientist with brunette hair and white sweater against background with bushes and a fence

Déjà Vu: Another Steller Sea Lion Rescued in Kodiak

Community support key to removing a plastic packing band from sea lion’s neck.
July 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Lethargic subadult male Steller sea lion in the Kodiak harbor entangled in a plastic packing band. Lethargic subadult male Steller sea lion in the Kodiak harbor entangled in a plastic packing band. Credit: Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak/Matt Van Daele, NOAA permit No. 24359.

NOAA Recommends Nearly $220 Million in Funding for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects

Thirty-two new projects will strengthen the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
July 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Aerial view of a shoreline showing a coral reef in the foreground and mountains in the background Funding will help reduce land-based pollution affecting Olowalu Reef in West Maui and support resilient coral reefs that can better survive future climate conditions. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Meet David Bruce, Ecologist at the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

David explores how fish use restored habitat in the Chesapeake Bay.
July 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A smiling man wearing a straw hat holds a fishing rod and a bluegill sunfish. Paco enjoys fish away from work, too: Here he is nymph fishing for bluegill sunfish with light fly tackle in central Michigan. Photo: David Bruce/NOAA Fisheries.

Meet John Barco, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist and Gulf of Mexico Team Lead for the NOAA Restoration Center

John supports NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program to restore habitat in the Southeast.
July 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
a man in a hat holding a large snook John Barco showing off a nice Snook. Photo courtesy of John Barco, NOAA Fisheries.