| The Office of Habitat Conservation is proud to announce our new website as part of an overall NOAA Fisheries' website update. Please go there for our most recent information and be sure to update your bookmarks.
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office recently announced the availability of up to $1 million for Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant funding in 2018. This year's grants will focus on expanding support for environmental literacy efforts into new school districts. Informational webinars will be held January 9 and 12, and applications are due March 9. Learn More > A new NOAA Tech Memo, State of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems of the United States is now available. Many deep-sea coral research and management efforts have taken place in the past ten years since NOAA first published this report. This updated publication presents these exciting advances through regional chapters describing the distribution and ecology of the deep-sea coral ecosystems, including information about deep-sea sponge ecosystems. Read More >
While local leaders were determined to reduce neighborhood flooding, NOAA and partners worked with King County, Washington on how to restore salmon habitat and improve resilience to flooding in the same project. The 1914 White River levee once restricted the river to a narrow channel, making local flooding more likely. Using a natural infrastructure approach, project engineers set the levee back, restoring 121 acres of former floodplain, good habitat for young salmon. Learn More > NOAA and partners launched the second year of a project to restore fish species in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Some fishing vessel owners will take a break from pelagic longline fishing for six-months starting in January. Participants are compensated and can choose to rest, or continue catching target species using alternative gear that reduces accidental catch of other fish, sea turtles and marine mammals. Read More > The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release in December announcing three settlements, with three separate companies, in excess of $4.5 million for natural resource damages at the Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund site. These settlements will resolve claims brought by NOAA and its co- trustees regarding liability for historic industrial discharges of chemicals that caused injury to public natural resources. Read More > In the Chesapeake Bay, NOAA Fisheries' buoys help scientists, fishermen, boaters, and others to better manage, protect, and enjoy the Bay's marine resources. The ten buoys in the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), managed by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, track and share real-time data about the Bay's weather and water with the public. Learn More > Louisiana's Deepwater Horizon Trustees released two draft plans to address recreational use loss and ecosystem injuries in Louisiana and Gulf of Mexico caused by the 2010 oil spill. We are currently requesting comment and will host meetings in Baton Rouge and New Orleans to take comments and input. Read More > Following Hurricane Irma, NOAA and other agencies and partners worked together on a rapid assessment of the Florida Coral Reef Tract, including areas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Science divers surveyed more than 50 sites and found extensive shifting of sand and sediment and some structural damage to corals and the reef. Scientists will share preliminary findings from the coordinated effort, assessment cruise, and triage activities. Webinar is open to the public and presenters include Tom Moore, NOAA Restoration Center, and Steve Gittings, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Learn More >  |
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has student internships available to explore career paths and gain experience in Chesapeake Bay-related sciences including oceanography and fisheries science this summer. These paid internships will each run roughly 12 weeks, from mid-May through mid-August. Internships are a great way to contribute to the NOAA's work toward protecting and restoring the Bay. See More > Now through January 22, consider nominating a habitat partner for the Environmental Law Institute's 2018 National Wetlands Awards. Partners are key to advancing our shared habitat priorities, improving scientific understanding, and enhancing public understanding of the value of habitat and deserve recognition. Learn More > | 
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