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Florida Creek Restoration Benefits Fish and People in Jacksonville

The restoration of McCoys Creek with NOAA funds is creating fish habitat and recreational space for community members. It also takes 150 homes out of the flood zone.
April 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Excavating a new channel for McCoys Creek to replace an 850-foot tunnel that forced the creek underground. Credit: City of Jacksonville Excavating a new channel for McCoys Creek to replace an 850-foot tunnel that forced the creek underground. Credit: City of Jacksonville

Restoring the Gulf: 15 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

This April marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Learn about our efforts to restore the Gulf's ecosystem since then.
April 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Five people on a boat near a wetland Monitoring at Wilkinson Bay in the Barataria Basin, Louisiana. Credit: David Reeves/NOAA

Revitalizing the Gulf: Highlights from 15 Years of Restoration

NOAA and partners have made significant progress addressing the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. From marsh creation to better fishing practices, our work is restoring the Gulf’s habitats and marine resources.
April 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A man throw a rop off the side of a boat Pelagic longline fishing vessel. (Credit: Jay Fleming Photography/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation).

The Future of Red Snapper Data: Using Active Acoustic Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence to Collect Data

NOAA Fisheries is using advanced technologies and artificial intelligence to collect and analyze red snapper and reef fish data. These technologies can identify species, abundance, and the health of observed fish stocks, leading to more reliable data.
April 15, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Testing the active acoustic sampling system on a NOAA Fisheries research vessel. Credit: NOAA Fisheries Testing the active acoustic sampling system on a NOAA Fisheries research vessel.

Meet Research Fishery Biologist, Ron Hill

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Ron Hill.
March 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A scuba diver swims over a reef with a long measuring tape and a writing slate for collecting data Ron Hill conducting a transect survey of reef fish species, size, abundance, and distribution as a measure of reef condition. Photo courtesy of Ron Hill.

Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Mangroves: How BoriCorps Creates Jobs for Young Professionals

This NOAA-funded program helps Puerto Rican young professionals get training and job experience to enter the workforce, while restoring mangroves destroyed by Hurricane Maria.
March 19, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Several people in blue long-sleeve BoriCorps shirts and sunhats wade through shallow water, dragging mangrove plants. BoriCorps members plant mangroves in Puerto Rico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Oyster Restoration Investments Net Positive Returns for Economy and Environment

Discover how oyster reef restoration in North Carolina delivers strong economic returns. A new report reveals a $1.70 return for every $1 invested.
February 25, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Stevens Towing building new oyster sanctuary reefs in the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Credit: Stevens Towing Stevens Towing building new oyster sanctuary reefs in the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Credit: Stevens Towing

Nearly $37 Million Will Support Habitat Restoration in Coastal Louisiana

The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program has approved funding for the NOAA-sponsored North Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing Project. The project will restore coastal habitat in St. Bernard Parish.
January 23, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Green marsh with pockets of blue water to be restored. Aerial photo taken of the marsh restoration project site in North Delacroix, Louisiana from Highway 300 facing east at the Wood Lake community. This broken marsh area will be restored. Jack’s Canal can be seen along with the pump station and tidal protection levee. (Credit: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority).

Predicting Sawfish Habitat in a Changing Environment

NOAA Fisheries and partners published research that identifies key habitat features of juvenile endangered smalltooth sawfish and predicts where else they could be.
January 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A small, flattened, elongated ray-like fish with a long tootled snout rests in the water on a muddy bottom A juvenile smalltooth sawfish. Credit: Olivier Born (Permit #22078)