Habitat Hotline Atlantic

How Climate Change Affects Species Range and Habitats; Climate Data Collection Efforts Supporting Fisheries Management in the Northeast; Ocean Acidification; Sea Level Rise and Its Effects

Regional Oyster Restoration Projects; Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Project

Spotlight on Regional Approaches to Habitat Policy; Species Protection; Ocean Planning

Spotlight on Offshore Wind Projects; Harbor Deepening: Potential Habitat and Natural Resource Issues; Coastal Eutrophication as a Driver of Salt Marsh Loss; The Northeast Aquatic Connectivity Project; Ocean Data Portals: Northeast Regional Council, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, Governor’s South Atlantic Alliance; NOAA Habitat Blueprint

Spotlight on habitat restoration projects: oyster reefs and mosquito ditches

Healthy oceans new key to combating climate change: seagrasses to salt marshes among the most cost effective carbon capture and storage systems on the planet; Spotlight on marine spatial planning: what is it and why should we do it?; Around the coast: TNC’s Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment; Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) accepted by NFHAP; NOAA and partners announce South Atlantic Alliance; Council approves measures to protect largest deepwater coral reef in the South Atlantic

Working on a change: Chesapeake Bay draft reports released; Spotlight on the giant Pacific Ocean garbage patch: whose trash is that?!?; Legislative update: support for National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Needed; Around the coast: replenishing oysters in Delaware Bay; Not all boat suds are created equal: BoatUS Foundation tests “Green” boat suds; New information on coastal fish habitat issues

The Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership: fledgling now functional; Spotlight on a small bivalve with a big impact: restoration news from the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership; Energy update: framework for renewable energy development on the U.S. outer continental shelf approved; Around the coast: digging ditches in Indian River Lagoon; ‘Vandenberg’ artificial reef successfully deployed; MD, VA, and ACOE agree to preferred alternative for Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration; New guides for dealing with climate change on a local level

Strength in numbers: announcing the framework for the national system of MPAs; Spotlight on eliminating marine debris; Around the coast: economic stimulation; EPA general permit for ballast water discharges goes into effect; Number of imperiled diadromous and freshwater fishes grows dramatically