California Sea Grant research leads to water reallocation to improve juvenile salmon survival in flow-impaired stream

April 21, 2022

Six years of research in four high-priority tributaries of the Russian River allowed California Sea Grant biologists to document insufficient over-summer streamflow as the definitive barrier to endangered coho salmon survival within the watershed.

Building on this research, California Sea Grant worked with partners to support the release of cold, clean water from a municipal source into flow-impaired Dutch Bill Creek. California Sea Grant monitored the effectiveness of this flow augmentation in order to inform partners and resource managers and help guide future release efforts. The water release doubled summer base flow in at least three kilometers of stream, preventing endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead trout from dying due to late-summer stream drying in at least three kilometers of Dutch Bill Creek.

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Biden-Harris administration invests $27 million to support community-driven marine debris solutions through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This funding will support innovative research and foster local coalitions to address urgent marine debris issues by using NOAA Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work.

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Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes and Territories as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda under the Inflation Reduction Act. To date, awards like these from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have created more than 270,000 jobs across the country.

The funding will support nine projects around the nation, with $50 million going directly to the projects and $10 million for technical assistance to support the grantees.