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Topic: Habitat

Habitat Month graphic depicting habitat with fish, corals, and other wildlife.
Habitat Month 2022: Healthy habitat, resilient infrastructure
July 7, 2022
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
conservation
Habitat Month graphic depicting habitat with fish, corals, and other wildlife.
Chinook salmon underwater.
Consultations and permitting
May 23, 2022
Topics:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
fish
Magnuson-Stevens Act
habitat restoration
habitat
marine mammals
endangered species
Chinook salmon underwater.
Person holding a large queen snapper
NOAA scientists make new discoveries about queen snappers
December 7, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
research
habitat
Person holding a large queen snapper
An osprey sits on the nest in Connecticut. This location is included within the proposal for the new addition to the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Many reserves are home to migratory bird flyways, making them highly sought-out destinations for birders.
NOAA opens public comment period on America the Beautiful initiative
October 29, 2021
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
conservation
habitat
An osprey sits on the nest in Connecticut. This location is included within the proposal for the new addition to the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Many reserves are home to migratory bird flyways, making them highly sought-out destinations for birders.
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
Right whales increasing in waters slated for wind projects
August 6, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
habitat
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
Southern Resident killer whale pod.
Killer whale critical habitat now includes most of West Coast
August 6, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
fisheries
Southern Resident killer whale pod.
Low tide at Lighthouse Island, Oregon, a winner from our 2018 NOAA Habitat Month Photo Contest.
Habitat Month 2021: Connecting the effects of climate change to coastal habitats and communities
July 1, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
Low tide at Lighthouse Island, Oregon, a winner from our 2018 NOAA Habitat Month Photo Contest.
Wetlands—including marshes, mangroves, swamps, deltas, and floodplains—provide benefits to fish, protected species, and communities. The Mendenhall Wetlands in Juneau, Alaska, shown here in this undated photo, are an important feeding and resting area for wildlife.
5 reasons why we love wetlands
March 25, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
Wetlands—including marshes, mangroves, swamps, deltas, and floodplains—provide benefits to fish, protected species, and communities. The Mendenhall Wetlands in Juneau, Alaska, shown here in this undated photo, are an important feeding and resting area for wildlife.
Coastal habitats such as this salt marsh in the Gulf provide us with countless benefits, from nursery grounds for fish to protection from storms.
Marsh Madness: A court-side look at how we protect and restore marsh habitat
March 23, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
habitat restoration
Coastal habitats such as this salt marsh in the Gulf provide us with countless benefits, from nursery grounds for fish to protection from storms.
Ice seals — ribbon, ringed, spotted, and bearded (like the one shown here) — are dependent on the Arctic sea ice for pupping, resting and completing their annual molt.
NOAA proposes critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals in U.S. Arctic
January 15, 2021
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
habitat
marine mammals
Ice seals — ribbon, ringed, spotted, and bearded (like the one shown here) — are dependent on the Arctic sea ice for pupping, resting and completing their annual molt.

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