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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

Improving Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Guam's Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area

NOAA Habitat Blueprint effort with our partners at The Nature Conservancy.
August 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A grassy hillside overlooking the ocean has vetiver grass buffers, fiber mats, and rolls are in place to slow erosion. The Manell Channel is clearly visible from the Quinene Road Demonstration Site. Watershed restoration efforts at this site include revegetation with native plants and acacia trees and installation of vetiver grass buffers, fiber mats, and rolls to slow erosion.

Expedition to Support Monk Seal Research and Recovery Efforts in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The NOAA Ship Hiʻialakai is departing on a 19-day research expedition in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in support of Hawaiian monk seal and green sea turtle research and recovery activities.
August 11, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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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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Scientists Track Antarctic Penguins Using Chemical Signatures

Researchers are now able to analyze chemical signatures within an adult penguin’s feathers to find out where the animals have been and what they have been eating.
August 09, 2017 - News ,
West Coast
International

Improving Fisheries Through an International Exchange of Ideas

In the last week of June 2017, 11 resource management delegates from the Philippines met with representatives from NOAA to share ideas and experiences on fisheries science, management, and enforcement. The weeklong event will lead to new partnerships and
August 08, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Flounder Guru Connects with Habitats

David Packer, a marine ecologist from NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, reviews his decades of work to build awareness of essential fish habitat.
August 07, 2017 - Feature Story

Fishermen Connect with Habitat Researchers in Alaska

Strange sea creatures and unwanted material filling fishing nets may frustrate fishermen who only want to catch certain fish. But these unwelcome catches also challenge marine scientists and managers. In Alaska, fishermen and scientists have been uniting to address their related concerns.
August 04, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Messy Is Good for Fish

Puget Sound’s iconic salmon are struggling. A team of researchers led by fish biologist Tim Beechie at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) have begun an ambitious, long-term program to monitor and track changes in the natural habitat most essential to the health and survival of threatened steelhead, coho, and Chinook salmon.
August 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile coho salmon taking advantage of the cover offered by a log. This habitat provides them with food, resting areas, and protection from predators, helping them on their downstream migration to Puget Sound.