News release: $103 million in NOAA funding awarded to restore habitat for fisheries
NOAA Fisheries has awarded $103 million in funding for 16 habitat restoration projects across the country. These projects will recover and sustain our nation’s fisheries by ensuring fish have access to high quality habitat. … Fisheries rely on healthy habitats like wetlands, rivers, and coral reefs as important areas to grow, eat, and reproduce. These projects will restore healthy habitat for fish across the country. … California: California Trout: Reconnecting floodplain habitat for coho salmon in the Klamath River. ($5.4 million) California Department of Water Resources: Restoring fish passage to support habitat for salmon and sturgeon. ($8 million)
