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Celebrating Habitat Month

Join us in celebrating Habitat Month 2026! Learn how NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation works to restore habitat to support our nation’s fisheries.
July 06, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Graphic celebrating Habitat Month showing the dark blue outlines of a bird, a school of fish, and seagrass.

Saving a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Marsh for Fish, Wildlife, and People

A NOAA-funded project on Virginia’s Ragged Island is restoring habitat for fish, oysters, and birds. The project will also prevent hundreds of tons of sediment and pollution from entering the Chesapeake Bay.
June 25, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
An aerial view shows a green marsh on the right and dark river on the left. A yellow construction vehicle is moving along the sandy beach in front of the marsh. Nine long black colored stone structures sit along the shoreline. Breakwaters being constructed along the shoreline of Ragged Island. Credit: Ducks Unlimited

7 Ways El Niño and Large Marine Heatwave Could Affect West Coast Marine Species

Dual influences may shift fisheries, could signal hard times for salmon.
June 12, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night. Vessels from the West Coast squid fleet followed market squid north into Oregon as ocean waters warmed, leading Oregon to adopt its first regulations for squid fishing in the state. Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Updates from Partners on Engaging the Recreational Fishing Community to Restore Habitat through the National Fish Habitat Partnership

Advancing progress of habitat restoration and angler engagement projects with partners in Maryland, Alaska, and Hawai’i.
June 08, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Underwater view of an oyster reef Restored oyster reef in Maryland’s Little Choptank River. Credit: Oyster Recovery Partnership

Reconnecting Rivers Boosts Oregon Coast Coho Recovery

With NOAA funding, Trout Unlimited is opening up streams for migratory fish across coastal watersheds. Part of the greater Salmon SuperHwy restoration effort, this work is helping threatened Oregon Coast coho rebound and supporting local communities.
June 04, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A creek flows through the sand and into the Pacific Ocean, passing a small island covered in trees. Neskowin Creek, a salmon stream in Tillamook County, Oregon, flows out to the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock

Decades of Effort Restore Steelhead and Salmon Passage on California's Alameda Creek

A NOAA-funded project removed the final barrier on an urban San Francisco Bay Area creek that was once the Bay’s largest producer of steelhead and Chinook salmon.
May 21, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A large salmon with a pink lower half and yellowish spotted upper half and tail leaps above rapidly moving water A steelhead leaps up a barrier on its way to spawning grounds. Credit: Adobe Stock

World Fish Migration Day

Join us in celebrating World Fish Migration Day! Learn about how NOAA helps migratory fish by restoring the river and stream habitat they rely on to make their journeys.
May 18, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Restoring Habitat for Great Lakes Fish at the Historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate

With $7 million in funding from NOAA Fisheries, the Ford House estate on Lake St. Clair in Michigan is rebuilding shoreline habitat for fish and other wildlife while expanding access and educational opportunities for visitors.
May 06, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A shoreline along a lake, protected by a wooded peninsula View of Ford Cove where shoreline restoration is underway. Credit: InSite Design Studios, Inc.

Restoration of Florida’s Robinson Preserve Benefits Fish, Visitors, and Local Economy

Researchers examined both the economic impacts and fisheries benefits of restoring Robinson Preserve, a former farm site near Tampa Bay now transformed into a coastal nature preserve.
April 23, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A wetland preserve with ponds, mangroves, and walking trails Aerial view of the Robinson Preserve habitat restoration project. Credit: Manatee County and E.T. MacKenzie, Inc.

Celebrating Earth Day with NOAA Fisheries

Every day is Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries!
April 20, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
A graphic with the text "Earth Day" showing a globe, fish, corals, a whale, and seagrass. Celebrating Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries. Credit: NOAA Fisheries