Warren, Rhode Island Endorsed by ACFHP in 2019. The Upper Kickemuit River Dam was built in 1960 after Hurricane Carol in order to protect the water supply in the upper river from tidal inundation. However, the impoundment is no longer being used as a water supply due to the vulnerability to sea level rise and poor wat… Read More
Pamlico Sound, North Carolina Endorsed by ACFHP in 2019. The Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary is a 60-acre marine protected area comprised of limestone marl and granite that supports nearly 50 million oysters. It is part of a long-term management and restoration strategy for wild Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in… Read More
Atlantic City, New Jersey Endorsed by ACFHP in 2019. This recycling program will collect clean recycled oyster shell from local businesses and plant the recycled shell on the Mullica River seed beds, the last self-sustaining oyster beds on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. This shell will result in enhancement of thes… Read More
Wall, New Jersey Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Impediments to upstream spawning habitat are believe to be a significant contributor to the decline of Atlantic coast river herring populations. Stream assessments conducted in 2015 and 2017 within the Wreck Pond Brook Watershed in New Je… Read More
East Vassalboro and North Vassalboro, Maine Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Maine Rivers will work with partners to construct Denil fishways at the Outlet Dam and Box Mill Dam on Outlet Stream in Maine. This work is part of the Alewife Restoration Initiative, which is providing access f… Read More
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV or seagrass) beds in the Chesapeake Bay filter polluted runoff; provide food for waterfowl; and provide habitat for blue crabs, juvenile striped bass, and other aquatic species. SAV can improve water quality by absorbing nitrogen and phosphorus, reducing erosi… Read More
Mystic, Connecticut Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Whitford Pond Dam is an 8-ft-high, 300-ft-long earthen dam with a 32-ft stone masonry spillway. The original lumber mill on the site went out of business at least a century ago, but the dam continues to block access to natural spaw… Read More
Brookhaven, New York Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2019. When the state of New York first mapped the Fireplace Neck wetland in 1974, it was primarily high marsh. Since then, the marsh has transitioned from high marsh to low marsh and eventually mudflat and open water due to historic ditching and ditch plugging efforts. The s… Read More
Volusia to Duval County, Florida Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2019. Through a partnership among state (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC], St. Johns Regional Watershed Management District [SJRWMD], Florida State Parks), federal (US Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS]), and the local community, this projec… Read More
Tisbury, Massachusetts Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2010. In May 2010, ACFHP issued its first project endorsement. It was led by NOAA Fisheries and the Town of Tisbury, and involved state, federal, local, NGO, and industry partners. This demonstration project replaced traditional chain and block-anchor mooring systems with … Read More