NA26NMFX463C0315

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REVITALIZE THE DETROIT RIVER ECOSYSTEM BY RESTORING CRITICAL COASTAL WETLANDS AND SHORELINE COMPLEXITY AT LAKEWOOD EAST PARK AND CELERON ISLAND TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT NATIVE GREAT LAKES FISH POPULATIONS. BY UTILIZING SUSTAINABLE, NATURAL HABITAT FEATURESINCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTIVE SHOALS, THE EXPANSION OF SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION, AND THE CREATION OF DEEP-WATER HABITATSTHE INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SPAWNING GROUNDS, NURSERY AREAS, AND SEASONAL REFUGE FOR SPECIES LIKE WALLEYE, WHITEFISH, AND STURGEON. THESE ENHANCEMENTS AT THE RIVERINE AND NEARSHORE LEVELS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE HABITAT INSTABILITY AND INCREASE BIODIVERSITY, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELISTING OF THE DETROIT RIVER AS AN AREA OF CONCERN (AOC) WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATIONAL FISHING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

Friends Of Detroit River

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR HABITAT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION. PROJECTS ARE FUNDED TO CARRY OUT PUBLIC POLICY PERTAINING TO PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATION'S WETLANDS, RIVERS, AND OTHER COASTAL HABITATS (INCLUDING GREAT LAKES HABITATS), PURSUANT TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT, MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT AS REAUTHORIZED IN 2006, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, ESTUARY RESTORATION ACT, MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1987, COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA), CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT, MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION ACT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA), AND OTHER LEGISLATION. RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT INCLUDES DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT MODIFICATIONS AND CONTAMINANTS ON POPULATIONS OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, RESTORING DEPLETED STOCKS THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY HABITAT MODIFICATIONS, DETERMINING IF ARTIFICIAL OR RESTORED HABITAT FULFILLS ESSENTIAL HABITAT NEEDS OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, AND THE REMOVAL OF DAMS AND OTHER IN-STREAM BARRIERS TO SUPPORT PASSAGE FOR NATIVE MIGRATORY OR SEA-RUN FISH, AND QUANTIFYING CONTAMINANTS AND DEBRIS THAT POSE A HAZARD TO POPULATIONS OF THESE ANIMALS.

11.463 - Habitat Conservation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Taylor, Michigan 481806336 United States

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NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants (NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2024-28122)