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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Make $99 Million Available for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

Funds will support state and tribal projects to conserve and restore salmon on the West Coast and Alaska.
December 04, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
Workers standing in a shallow stream working on a slope restoration California Department of Fish and Wildlife Watershed Stewards Program crew members Natt McDonough and Ryan Blaich conduct restoration work in Santa Rosa Creek, San Luis Obispo County, California. Photo Credit: Hayley Barnes

Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce Plans to Support Seven Multi-Year Projects to Advance Climate Resilience in Remote Alaskan Communities

Funding will support remote Alaska communities through the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Indigenous Engagement Program.
November 14, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Barrow Beach in Utqiagvik, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean. Barrow Beach in Utqiagvik, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer

U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates $39.5 Million in Funding for Alaska Fishery Disaster

Funds will support Alaska’s Bering Sea snow crab fishery.
September 25, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
A snow crab underwater, resting on a sandy ocean floor, surrounded by small rocks and marine debris. A snow crab underwater. Credit: iStock

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $105 Million for West Coast and Alaska Salmon

Investing in America funds will supplement state and tribal programs for salmon recovery.
August 01, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
Coho salmon from the Lostine River. (Image credit: Nez Perce Tribe.) Coho salmon from the Lostine River. (Image credit: Nez Perce Tribe.)

U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates More Than $12M in Fishery Resource Disaster Funding

Funds will support fisheries in Alaska and the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.
June 21, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
Fisherman holding a coho salmon with its mouth open. A fisherman in Washington state holds a coho salmon. Credit: iStock

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Million to Support Climate Resilience In Remote Alaska Communities As Part of Investing In America Agenda

Funding will advance NOAA's efforts to support Indigenous Knowledge holders and Alaska Natives.
February 21, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
An Alaska Native woman uses a traditional ulu knife to cut strips of salmon to hang in the smokehouse at a fishing camp along the Kuskokwim River. Credit: NOAA Fisheries An Alaska Native woman uses a traditional ulu knife to cut strips of salmon to hang in the smokehouse at a fishing camp along the Kuskokwim River. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates More Than $42 Million in Fishery Disaster Funding

Funds will support tribes, West Coast, Gulf states and Alaska.
January 29, 2024 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Southeast
West Coast
National
Gulf Coast Shrimping Boat in Biloxi Gulf Coast Shrimping boat off Biloxi/Ocean Springs Coast, Mississippi. Credit: Getty Images.

Biden-Harris Administration makes $106 million available for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund as part of Investing in America agenda

Funds will support West Coast and Alaska salmon and steelhead recovery
December 05, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
Male and female steelhead swimming underwater Male and female steelhead trout. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries and Partners to Hold 5th Annual Belugas Count September 23

Alaska’s largest one-day marine mammal educational event to celebrate 50th anniversary of Endangered Species Act.
September 15, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
National
Belugas Count logo

Biden-Harris Administration announces $106 million in recommended funding for West Coast and Alaska salmon recovery

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to support salmon and steelhead recovery
August 17, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
None Spring chinook salmon swimming Spring Chinook Salmon. Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service