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Polluted Rouge River Becoming Recreation Destination

NOAA participates in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, launched in 2010 to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
August 14, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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$1.37 Million in Funding Recommended for Ongoing Restoration by Great Lakes Partners

NOAA is recommending $1.37 million in funding for continued support of two Great Lakes regional habitat restoration partnerships, the Great Lakes Commission and Friends of the Detroit River. These partners are continuing projects previously planned and initiated to conserve wetlands, improve fish migration, and restore habitat for fish and wildlife.
August 14, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Final Notice for Pelagic Longline Closed Area Research

NOAA Fisheries issues an exempted fishing permit to conduct research in the northern portion of the East Florida Coast Pelagic Longline Closed Area.
August 10, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Returning a Cranberry Bog to a Thriving Wetland

A restoration project 15 years in the making.
July 18, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Butterfish—Little Fish Big Science

The new stock assessment for butterfish accounted for the effects of ocean temperatures on the distribution of the stock, something that will become increasingly important as the climate changes and the oceans warm.
June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Native Fish in Massachusetts Return After 200 Years

For the first time in at least 183 years, native alewife and blueback herring are swimming upstream beyond the former Tack Factory dam.
April 07, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Leatherback Sea Turtles: Updating Technologies to Follow New Species in Surprising Ways

Wearable action cameras have changed the way we film. Now it’s easier than ever to capture and share videos on the fly. Scientists are getting in on the action, using devices small enough to fit in the palm of your hand to study animals as large as a ca
April 04, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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How Removing Dams Changes River Channels

Around the Northeast and throughout the country, aging dams are being removed to improve public safety and restore river and coastal ecosystems.
March 24, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Office of Law Enforcement Conducts Canada Border Operation

Border operations have always been a focus area for NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE). In an effort to ensure a level playing field for U.S. fishermen and ensure that illegal product is not coming into the domestic market from abroad, OLE has stepp
February 24, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Great Lakes Project Restores Rapids, Fish Habitat

Learn how NOAA worked with the Great Lakes Commission to restore natural rapids on the St. Marys River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to restore important spawning grounds.
December 12, 2016 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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