A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. (Image credit: Adobe Stock)
On Wednesday, May 22, NOAA Fisheries will share the 46 new fish passage projects recommended for funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. The nearly $240 million in funding will help facilitate efforts to restore access to healthy habitats through on-the-ground fish passage restoration projects and building the capacity of partners. Nearly half of the projects will be led by tribes and tribal organizations. The selected projects span the full range of fish passage types including dam removal, fish ladders, culvert improvements and in-stream fish passage improvements.
Funds will be available to recipients in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
WHAT
- Media teleconference for credentialed reporters
WHEN
- Wednesday, May 22; 2:00 p.m. ET
WHO
- Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries
- Carrie Selberg Robinson, Director of NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation
- Tisa Shostik, Restoration Center Deputy Division Chief, NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation
HOW
- Credentialed reporters may dial in using the numbers below:
- 888-390-3408 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-517-308-9124 International (toll)
- Verbal passcode: FISHERIES
Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.
Media Contacts
Katie Wagner, nmfs.pa@noaa.gov, (443) 458-8480
James Miller, nmfs.pa@noaa.gov, (202) 579-4845
