Fisheries and Habitat Related Links

State Habitat Programs

Maine

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

MA DMF Fisheries Habitat Project
MA Division of Ecological Restoration (DER)

Connecticut

CT DEEP Habitat Conservation and Enhancement
CT DEEP Atlantic Salmon Restoration/Fish Passage
CT DEEP CT Coastal Habitat Restoration Programs
EPA Long Island Sound Study Habitat Restoration Work Group: Habitat Restoration Map

Rhode Island

New York

NYSDEC Tidal Wetland Program
NYSDEC Estuaries and Oceans 

New Jersey

NJ Artificial Reef Program
Clean Vessel Act
Marine Aquatic Education Resources
Habitat Improvement Programs
NJ Wildlife Action Plan

Pennsylvania

Fish and Boat Commission: Habitat Improvement

Delaware

Maryland

Fisheries Habitat and Ecosystem Program
Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI)
Shellfish Program
Fish Passage Program

Virginia

North Carolina

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
Wetlands Inventory
Estuarine Shoreline Maps including structures and armoring
SAV Maps

South Carolina

Georgia

Department of Natural Resources
Fish Habitat
Artificial Reefs

Florida

Marine Habitat Conservation Program
Marine Habitat Research Program
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative
Restoration Efforts & Aquatic Preserves

 

Federal Marine Habitat Programs

NOAA/USGS Benthic Habitat Mapping Initiative
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries: Florida Keys
NOAA National Ocean Service
NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation
USACE Headquarters
USFWS Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
USGS Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Species Program
New England Fishery Management Council Habitat/MPA/Ecosystems Oversight Committee
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Habitat and Ecosystem Section

 

National and International Habitat Initiatives

Environmental Defense Fund
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Global Marine Initiative
International Coral Reef Initiative
National Fish Habitat Partnership
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership