October 12, 2017 The following two projects were recommended by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership, and will be receiving National Fish Habitat Partnership funding for the 2017 Fiscal Year. The Sheepscot River Barrier Removal, Whitefield and Alna, Maine This project, led by the Atlantic Salmon Fe… Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is requesting project applications to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fish species along the Atlantic Coast. Federal funding available under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan will be used to support the t… Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is pleased to announce the release of its new five-year Conservation Strategic Plan and accompanying two-year Action Plan. The ACFHP Steering Committee has spent the past year developing the plans, which includes goals, objectives, strategies, and actions (Act… Read More
Looking for another way to support the conservation of fish habitat in the ACFHP region and nationwide? Your purchases through online retailer Amazon can benefit ACFHP and the rest of the Fish Habitat Partnerships through the National Fish Habitat Fund (Beyond the Pond). To shop and contribute, you can visit sm… Read More
The Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award is bestowed by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership upon individuals deemed to further the conservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes in a unique or extraordinary manner… Read More
February 16, 2017 Did you know that the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) can endorse your projects? It’s easy! Just click on ‘Endorsement’ under ‘Opportunities’ (located in the top drop-down menu), or visit: http://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/project-endorsement/. You just have t… Read More
Hey Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) and ACFHP Supporters! Now’s your chance to go one step further in accelerating the conservation of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes. ACFHP is now able to solicit donations after earning non-profit status under the… Read More
Bar Harbor, ME – The Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) proudly presented Bonnie Bick and Jim Long of the Mattawoman Watershed Society its 2016 Melissa Laser Habitat Conservation Award at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) 75th Annual Meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine. … Read More
Shared on behalf of the National Fish Habitat Partnership Contact: Ryan Roberts, Program Manager T: (202) 838-3466 E: rroberts@fishwildlife.org 2015 Assessment Report Expands on First Ever Assessment Completed in 2010 (Washington, DC) - The National Fish Habitat Partnership, www.fishhabitat… Read More
August 30, 2016 ACFHP is happy to announce the release of a new report titled 'Aligning the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Efforts with Restoration Practitioners,' which is based on a survey of over 80 fish habitat restoration practitioners along the Atlantic coast. In the fall of 2014, ACFHP ap… Read More