Fisheries can be vulnerable to natural stressors as well as human-induced stressors such as climate change, fishing pressure, pollution, and habitat loss. A new NOAA report details case studies showing how U.S. regional fishery management councils can use a new tool to incorporate ecosystem stressors into their decision making. Contact: Tauna Rankin.

As the The Oceanic Fish Restoration Project wraps up after 5 years, the Gulf is starting to see juvenile populations of oceanic fish return. In a new video, fishermen who participated in the project discuss their role in reducing pressure on pelagic species harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Contact: Amy Piko.

Twenty years after the barge Bouchard 120 ran aground and leaked nearly 100,000 gallons of fuel oil into Buzzards Bay, the New England coastline is now transformed through dedicated restoration efforts. More than $19.3 million was secured for restoration projects that will benefit fish, aquatic habitat, birds, and recreational uses. Contact: Jim Turek.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s field team recently deployed a hypoxia station at the mouth of the Choptank River. The buoy and set of sensors will monitor dissolved oxygen and more from the surface to the bottom every 10 minutes. NOAA wrote a guest article for the Chesapeake Bay Program on the innovative, growing system. Contact: Kim Couranz.

NOAA recently recommended $562 million in funding—including investments in nearly 150 projects across 30 coastal and Great Lakes states and territories—to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change. The awards are made under NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative and are funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and bolstered by the Inflation Reduction Act.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries, and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe have signed agreements to restore Chinook salmon to the cold mountain rivers north of Redding, California. The agreements support a joint effort to return Chinook salmon to their original spawning areas now blocked by Shasta Reservoir.

New NOAA research shows that releasing hatchery-grown oyster larvae directly over oyster reefs could be an effective way to maintain and possibly improve wild oyster stocks.

A recent 5-year review of the Central California Coast coho salmon species conducted by NOAA Fisheries under the Endangered Species Act says that this species is still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change.

NOAA is soliciting proposals for ocean exploration-related projects under three themes: ocean exploration and discovery, technology, and maritime heritage. Pre-proposals are due May 30, 2023.

The council of state and federal Trustees overseeing Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration in the Gulf of Mexico will hold its 8th annual public meeting on June 20, 2023 at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT, via webinar. During the one-hour meeting, the Trustees will share photos, video, and updates about restoration activities and progress in the Gulf. Webinar registration details to come on the Gulf Spill Restoration website and via email updates.