While the women and men battled it out in their basketball tournaments in March, we kept score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife through our annual Marsh Madness Campaign. Contact: Alison Hammer.

The unique green color of the Latrunculia austini sponge gives it St. Patrick’s Day spirit all year long. But instead of a pot of gold, this sponge’s value lies in its molecular chemical composition—it targets and kills pancreatic and ovarian tumor cells. Contact: Dani Weissman.

We are creating diverse and inclusive programs in the Chesapeake Bay that more fully represent and support the communities that we serve. Incorporating more diverse voices broadens our knowledge and perspective and ultimately makes our work better. Contact: Kim Couranz.

Through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, NOAA is partnering with the Great Lakes Commission and Audubon Great Lakes to support an effort to restore habitat for fish in northeast Illinois. The Powderhorn Lake Restoration Project will restore wetlands and improve fish passage at the Powderhorn Lake Forest Preserve. Check out this new video! Contact: Cassie Lovall.

The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is proposing several restoration projects to restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats to address injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Those projects are included in a draft restoration plan now open for public comment for 30 days through April 18, 2022. Contact: Mel Landry.

Janet Coit, the head of NOAA Fisheries, shares about her background, her inspirations, and what Women’s History Month means to her. Find out more about her career path, passions, and perspective on leading NOAA Fisheries.

Scientists and managers depend on research surveys to monitor coral reef ecosystems across the Mariana Archipelago. Multiple threats including climate change, disease, and land-based sources of pollution impact coral reefs around the globe, including the Marianas. During expeditions this spring and summer, scientific divers from NOAA will estimate the number of reef fish and measure corals around the islands.

Coastal wetlands research, restoration, tools, data, workshops, and partners—NOAA brings every blue carbon asset to the fight against climate-change-related hazards and harm .In the race to lessen the damage of climate change, this “blue carbon” held in the nation’s coastal ecosystems is a powerful ally.