The 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 extraordinary manner… Read More
February 16, 2017 Did you know that the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) can endorse your projects? It’s easy! Just click on ‘Endorsement’ under ‘Opportunities’ (located in the top drop-down menu), or visit: https://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/project-endorsement/. You just have … Read More
Hey Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) and ACFHP Supporters! Now’s your chance to go one step further in accelerating the conservation of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes. ACFHP is now able to solicit donations after earning non-profit status under the… Read More
Bar Harbor, ME – The Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) proudly presented Bonnie Bick and Jim Long of the Mattawoman Watershed Society its 2016 Melissa Laser Habitat Conservation Award at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) 75th Annual Meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine. … Read More
Shared on behalf of the National Fish Habitat Partnership Contact: Ryan Roberts, Program Manager T: (202) 838-3466 E: rroberts@fishwildlife.org 2015 Assessment Report Expands on First Ever Assessment Completed in 2010 (Washington, DC) - The National Fish Habitat Partnership, www.fishhabitat… Read More
August 30, 2016 ACFHP is happy to announce the release of a new report titled 'Aligning the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Efforts with Restoration Practitioners,' which is based on a survey of over 80 fish habitat restoration practitioners along the Atlantic coast. In the fall of 2014, ACFHP ap… Read More
August 11, 2016 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 thro… Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) has established a new collaborative project with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), and National Fish Habitat Fund (Fund) to study black sea bass habitat characteristics, fish abundance, and fish diets in t… Read More
The National Fish Habitat Partnership has released the following announcement regarding the establishment of a 501(c)3 to support the Fish Habitat Partnerships: BEYOND THE POND NON-PROFIT ESTABLISHED TO BENEFIT NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP 501(c)3 seeks to help Partnerships raise corporate donations a… Read More
ACFHP Study Finds Benthic Habitats Play an Important Role in Contributing to the Health of Coastal Fish and Invertebrates According to the findings in the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership’s (ACFHP) recent article in the journal BioScience, benthic habitats play a critical role in the life cycles of most … Read More