NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation supports one of the most ambitious salmon restoration projects on Oregon’s coast: the Salmon SuperHwy. This partnership of more than a dozen organizations works to restore fish passage at dozens of stream barriers, such as failing road culverts and tide gates. When complete, salmon and steelhead will be able to access 180 miles of habitat that had been blocked for decades.

Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership, NOAA Fisheries supports projects that restore habitat in collaboration with recreational anglers. Partners are reporting progress on several ongoing projects that actively engage local communities and recreational anglers to conserve fish habitat.

The Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council will hold its eleventh annual public meeting via webinar on June 23, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The webinar is open to everyone, and we encourage your attendance and participation. During this meeting, we will present updates on the progress made by the Trustee Council and by each of the seven Restoration Area Trustee Implementation Groups.

The Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued the tenth year of post-settlement restoration in 2025. The annual financial summary and annual reports covering all of the Trustees’ restoration activities are now available. We provide these reports each year to help stakeholders and communities stay up to date on our work. In the 16 years since the spill, the Trustee Implementation Groups have approved 384 different activities, including plans and projects to restore injured Gulf of America resources.

The Open Ocean Trustees are pleased to announce a public webinar on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, which will share updates of restoration efforts underway through the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) projects in the Gulf of America. The webinar will share updates from the 2025 field season, discuss ongoing restoration for 2026, and present how experts will be synthesizing data and samples to refine and implement effective restoration strategies for the Gulf.

Ship grounding, or running aground, refers to a vessel unintentionally making contact with the seabed, a waterway side, or underwater structures. The vessels’ fuel and cargo can pose a pollution risk, and when in sensitive areas can cause significant environmental harm often critical to the economies and cultures of the surrounding coastal communities.