In 2010, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission published Living Shorelines: Impacts of Erosion Control Strategies on Coastal Habitats (Thomas- Blate 2010). This factsheet highlights the growing body of literature and lessons learned since the original publication. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather features selected case studies, websites, and references in support of the application of best practices moving forward.
Habitat Special Reports
In-depth reports on specific topics or issues of particular importance to fisheries management and conservation.
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Update to Habitat Management Series #15 – revised Spring 2018
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In 2016 the Committee identified each state’s ongoing practices that address climate change impacts, with a focus on state coastal regulatory planning. This document builds upon the information gathered in 2016, adding new information since the report was produced, as well as identifying gaps in climate change initiatives among states and providing recommendations for the future.
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ASMFC coordinates interstate fishery management plans (FMPs) for Atlantic croaker, black drum, red drum, spot, spotted seatrout, and weakfish. This document is intended to provide up to date information on each of these species’ biology, habitat needs, and habitat stresses.
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NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) convened a national artificial reef workshop June 9–10, 2016, in Alexandria, Virginia. Nearly 80 participants from around the nation—including state artificial reef program managers, scientists, recreational fishermen, and non-governmental organizations, among others—shared lessons learned in artificial reef application, discussed opportunities and challenges, and considered the potential future direction of artificial reefs in U.S. waters.
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ASMFC’s Habitat Committee has been working with the concept of habitat bottlenecks as a means of focusing both research and management on those areas likely to yield the greatest returns.
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The Delaware River is unique along the Atlantic Coast in that it is free‐flowing along the entire length of the mainstem, which allows numerous species of migratory fish and freshwater mussel species to persist far up into its headwaters where in similar East coast aquatic systems they’ve been long extirpated.
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Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring requires states to develop habitat plans for American shad, focusing on threats that are deemed most significant. The Susquehanna River Anadromous Fish Restoration Cooperative (SRAFRC) has determined that the most significant threats to American shad are barriers to migration and water quality.
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Harbor and channel deepening projects are invariably complex, posing a plethora of challenges during their planning and construction phases. Protection of fishery resources and habitat should be established as a primary goal early in the planning process and continued throughout the life of the project.
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