February 11, 2021 Press release from the National Fish Habitat Partnership On February 1, Bass Pro Shops announced a new era in fishing with the introduction of the Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops US Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris had… Read More
February 5, 2021 ACFHP is seeking a development strategy consultant to evaluate ACFHP’s current fundraising capacity and determine next steps for growing the organization’s fundraising capacity. The project goal is to define strategies to increase ACFHP’s financial resources and recommend actions to raise funds th… Read More
September 28, 2020 The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP or Partnership) is excited to welcome Ducks Unlimited to the Partnership. Ducks Unlimited (DU) works both nationally and internationally to conserve aquatic habitat for the benefit of water birds and those who appreciate these resources. Acco… Read More
September 4, 2020 The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is requesting project applications to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fish species along the Atlantic Coast. Federal funding available under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan will be… Read More
September 3, 2020 The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP or Partnership) is pleased to announce the launch of its newest science product: the Fish Habitat Conservation Area Mapping and Prioritization Project. ACFHP worked with The Nature Conservancy and Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership create static… Read More
June 10, 2020 ACFHP is excited to announce that the following four projects will be receiving National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding for the 2020 fiscal year, based on our recommendations to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Town Brook Stream Restoration: Jenney Grist Mill Nature-Like Fishway Bypass, Plymouth,… Read More
May 7, 2020 The FishAmerica Foundation recently awarded the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), through the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP), funding to increase fish habitat in Florida Bay. In recent decades, recurring algal blooms have a… Read More
April 29, 2020The Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award is bestowed by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership upon individuals deemed to further the conservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes in a unique or ex… Read More
April 27, 2020 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently dedicated nearly $170,000 in funding to support four coastal priority projects under the National Fish Habitat Partnership, including one project supported by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP). These four projects will… Read More
December 26, 2019 ACFHP is excited to announce that the following four projects will be receiving National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding for the 2019 fiscal year, based on our recommendations to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish Passage, Outlet and Box Mill Dams on Outlet Stream, Maine Maine Rivers will wo… Read More