Striped bass in the San Francisco Estuary are contaminated before birth with a toxic mix of pesticides, industrial chemicals and flame retardants that their mothers acquire from estuary waters and ...

STATSBURG, N..Y. — The 13th annual “Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count” will take place at multiple sites along the banks and piers of the Hudson River on Saturday, Aug. 10, according to the state ...

In the Puget Sound region, reopening abandoned agricultural land back to nature will allow young salmon, steelhead, and other fish species room to access their historical habitats. For decades, human ...

A comprehensive study of a major California estuary has documented the links between nutrient runoff from coastal land use, the health of the estuary as a nursery for young fish, and the abundance of ...

While most commercial fishing occurs at sea, the seafood on our plates does not often start in the big blue ocean - it starts where the rivers meet the sea. The special places where freshwater rivers ...

This National Estuaries Week, join us in celebrating these important habitats, located where rivers meet the sea. NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation protects and restores habitat to sustain our ...

Scientists have a better understanding of fish capable of living in highly saline estuaries following an in-depth study of the Leschenault Estuary in south-western Australia. A group at the Centre for ...