An estuary is the section of a river mouth that is within the reach of ocean tides. They store large amounts of carbon and provide a habitat for fish, birds and marine mammals. The study found ...

2010). Restoration is a means by which estuarine habitat losses resulting from human activities and natural events can be mitigated and a system returned to a more improved pre-existing condition ...

The 2,300-acre estuary contains a variety of protected species, including eelgrass, which is listed as a habitat area of particular concern by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

MIGRATION: Longfin smelt migrate to suitable spawning habitat in estuaries between January and March. They migrate throughout the estuary over the course of their life cycle. BREEDING: Longfin smelt ...

It is high time to form a new multi-agency coordinating body to take over responsibility for the environmental protection of all habitats and wildlife in the Fraser River Delta, estuary ...

Guests can explore Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s wide-ranging habitat restoration program and launch its new strategic plan.

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts on the East Fork Lewis ...

The Delta habitat for delta smelt is polluted with often-lethal concentrations of herbicides and pesticides discharged and transported from California's Central Valley into the fish's estuary home. We ...

Oyster habitats have declined by 50% in the Gulf of Mexico due in part to coastal development and hurricanes, Texas officials say.

Company signs a three-year, CAD$45,000 funding agreement to advance ecological research and habitat restoration efforts ... efforts in the Musquash Estuary Marine Protected Area (MPA).

The Mission-Aransas Estuary includes Aransas Bay and Copano ... including filtering water, serving as a habitat for marine life and protecting shorelines form storm surges and erosion.