Chesapeake blue crabs use habitats including underwater grasses, open water, and the Bay's bottom. Scientists develop an annual look at the health of the Bay's blue crab population. This year's report is new from Chesapeake Bay Program: chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/annu… #Habitat Month

Oysters grow in reefs that provide amazing habitat for many species in the Chesapeake Bay. That's why we're working with partners to restore oyster reefs in 10 Chesapeake tribuaries by the end of 2025. Check out our progress: fisheries.noaa.gov/chesapeake-bay… #HabitatMonth

Happy Habitat Month! Did you know that estuaries host a wide range of habitats, like marshes, coral reefs, seagrass beds, and kelp forests? #HabitatMonth

New Podcast: NOAA partners Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and CSED discuss New Orleans’ wetlands restoration and environmental justice following Hurricane Katrina: fisheries.noaa.gov/podcast/restor… #HabitatMonth

Every summer we host outstanding college students and recent grads for internships related to the Chesapeake Bay. Meet this year's five interns, and learn what motivated them to go into their field of study: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/… #HabitatMonth

Innovative NOAA Satellites data and projects are helping partners restore habitat in the NOAA Middle Peninsula (Virginia) Habitat Focus Area. Check out how these products help guide restoration work: habitatblueprint.noaa.gov/habitat-focus-… #HabitatMonth

NOAA is recommending nearly $220 million in funding for 32 transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

Meet David Bruce, who helps track how fish use restored habitat and analyzes data to help guide large-scale oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/… #HabitatMonth

With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon 🐟will reenter 420 miles of habitat for the first time in a century. NOAA recommends $20 million in funding for additional river restoration. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/… #HabitatMonth

Meet Lindsay French, who serves as a technical monitor for habitat restoration projects funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/… #HabitatMonth

Meet Emily Mailman, who supports the work of the Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center in Alaska. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/… #HabitatMonth

From the earliest moments after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, NOAA has played a lead role—responding to the spill, assessing the damage, and implementing restoration. Learn how we're restoring natural resources injured by the spill: fisheries.noaa.gov/habitat-conser… #HabitatMonth

We're working with partners to restore oyster reef habitat around the Chesapeake Bay. Check out where we're working toward the Chesapeake Bay Program goal to restore reefs in 10 tributaries by 2025: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/62246e… #HabitatMonth

The Chesapeake Bay is home to the world's largest oyster reef restoration effort. There are 2,078 acres of healthy oyster reef thanks to this effort—closing in on our target of 2,334 acres! More details: fisheries.noaa.gov/chesapeake-bay… #HabitatMonth

NOAA-funded program w/ Frost Science helps Miami teens enter marine science field by providing dive certification, field work, hands on research, and more. fisheries.noaa.gov/news/noaa-fund…

Happy National Oyster Day! Oysters grow in reefs that provide great habitat for many other critters and they also help filter our water. Check out progress in restoring oyster reef habitat in the Chesapeake Bay: fisheries.noaa.gov/chesapeake-bay…

With $710,000 in funding from NOAA, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde are removing barriers to the passage of threatened salmon and trout species on the North Santiam River in Oregon. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

NOAA is recommending more than $45 million in funding for 27 projects that will advance the habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

Through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, NOAA restores habitat for #GreatLakes fish and benefits local communities, economies, and ecosystems. Learn about up to $12 million available through our latest Great Lakes funding opportunity. fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

400 fish have joined our research team to help us learn more about how different species use restored and natural areas near Maryland's Poplar Island restoration project. 🐟 How does that work? Check it out: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…