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Can Habitat Restoration Help Salmon Recover? Prairie Creek Offers Clues

Researchers tracked salmon before, during, and after restoration to understand how restored channel and floodplain habitat influences growth, survival, and recovery of threatened coho salmon.
August 06, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Three people holding large fish Members of the monitoring show off adult salmon captured at a monitoring station. From left to right, Kevin Vandenack holds a steelhead, Katherine Stonecypher holds a coho salmon, and Bryan Crouch holds a Chinook salmon. Credit: Katherine Stonecypher/Cal Poly Humboldt

Restoring California’s Prairie Creek Supports Salmon Recovery and Local Community

NOAA Fisheries and partners rebuilt floodplain habitat in the heart of redwood country, benefiting salmon, restoring tribal stewardship, and creating new opportunities for recreation and jobs.
August 06, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A group of people in stand in a circle in a green field. Prairie Creek project partners gather at the restoration site before construction begins. Credit: Michael Weir/CalTrout

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 28, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Graphic celebrating Habitat Month showing the dark blue outlines of a bird, a school of fish, and seagrass.

Deep Diving and Innovation to Restore the Gulf's Mesophotic Corals

Successfully restoring mesophotic corals requires a unique blend of traditional and innovative methods—marrying expert technical diving with cutting-edge tools forged in NOAA Fisheries laboratories.
July 23, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A diver snips a small section of a bright orange coral underwater During this 2026 mission, technical divers successfully propagated 16 mesophotic coral fragments in the field to start new colonies to help restore habitats injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Credit: NOAA/Dave Witting

Balancing Energy Production and Aquatic Resources in the Roanoke River

Long-term collaboration between NOAA Fisheries, Dominion Energy, and state and federal agencies resulted in a win-win for hydroelectric power generation and fish and mussel populations.
July 22, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A large dam spans the width of a river, with a reservoir behind it Roanoke Rapids Dam on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The powerhouse and spillway are to the left, the bypassed reach of the river is on the right. On the right side of the dam, water is flowing over the spillway and into the bypassed reach. Credit: Dominion Energy.

The Chesapeake Bay Gets a Boost from Our Summer Interns

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is hosting interns this summer. These four college students are gaining experience while boosting our capability for 12 weeks.
July 20, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Collage of photos of NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office summer 2026 interns Interns (clockwise from top left) Elizabeth Moty, Oluwole Okusanya, Kate Koblegarde, and Ruby Ondatje are spending 12 weeks this summer supporting our operations and projects in the Chesapeake Bay.

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.
July 06, 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