East Bridgewater, Massachusetts Funded in FY2015 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Dams and other barriers rank as the top threat to river herring populations. One of these dams, the Cotton Gin Mill Dam on the Satucket River blocked fish passage and hinders natural processes like sediment movement and tem… Read More
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts This project was funded in FY2012 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Eelgrass meadows support complex trophic food webs and provide habitat for the forage, shelter and juvenile development of fisheries species. However, this habitat is declining in part due to damage from boatin… Read More
Jamestown, Rhode Island This project was funded in FY2014 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Seagrass, a valuable spawning and nursery habitat for many fish and invertebrate species, is declining worldwide, and the waters around Rhode Island are no exception. Seagrass is vulnerable to a number of … Read More
Bradford, Rhode Island This project was funded in FY2016 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Wood-Pawcatuck River Watershed is one of the most important coastal watersheds in southeastern New England, and one of the most undeveloped intact areas between New York City and Boston. This watershed is of si… Read More
Suffolk County, New York This project was funded in FY2013 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. Marine meadows play an important role in providing ecosystem services while serving as preferred or essential habitat for a wide array of native fish species. In New York waters, it is estimated that over 80… Read More
East Hampton, New York This project was funded in FY2010 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. In Northwest Creek, the Peconic Estuary Program and partners constructed a channel and replaced an overflow pipe with a weir to allow fish passage into Staudinger’s Pond. In Alewife Brook, an undersized culv… Read More
Chesterfield County, Virginia This project was funded in FY2012 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. A lack of clean, hard substrate has been noted as a limiting factor for the restoration of many anadromous species in the James River. The loss of this ideal spawning habitat is due to dredging and excess… Read More
Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2017 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is an ideal place to learn about coastal habitats and the plants and animals that live there. However, it is also one of the many places along the coas… Read More
Elizabethtown, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2015 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. The Cape Fear River was one of the most productive rivers for sturgeon and American shad in North Carolina at the beginning of the 20th century, but current commercial landings are 87% lower than histori… Read More
Holly Ridge, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2014 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan and NOAA funding. The shoreline of Stump Sound, North Carolina was experiencing erosion from boat wakes and storms, and degradation due to dredging, shoreline hardening, and high harvest pressure on natural reefs. Â… Read More