The condition of New Hampshire’s Great Bay Estuary has been one of the biggest environmental priorities in New Hampshire for decades -- and NHPR has been covering the story extensively. We were there ...

Louisiana is considering whether the Atchafalaya, Barataria or Pontchartrain basins will become the first site dominated by a river delta in a federally sponsored network to protect, study and teach ...

DULUTH — The walleye population in the St. Louis River Estuary, roaming between the Fond du Lac dam on the river and sometimes far out into Lake Superior, is strong and growing. That’s the finding of ...

Louisiana is considering which of three areas will become the first site dominated by a river delta in a federally sponsored network to protect, study and teach about estuaries. Louisiana is among ...

What is the state of estuarine ecosystem restoration? Many estuaries show no significant ecological improvement despite many years of extensive restoration and conservation efforts. Increasing human ...

In its 2025 State of the Bays Report, the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program listed the watershed's oyster population "in critical condition." The agency expects in early 2027 to embark on a ...

Winter storms in 2015-2016 emphasized vulnerability of estuaries that have natural, intermittent mouth closures, compared to those which stay open throughout the year Some Southern California ...

Determining planktonic larval species composition and abundance data can serve to elucidate local patterns of distribution, determine an area's importance as a nursery ground, and help clarify ...

Florida's St. Lucie Estuary received national attention in 2016 as toxic green algal blooms wreaked havoc on this vital ecosystem. A new study contradicts the widespread misconception that periodic ...

The message comes after a commission was launched - backed by the UK and Welsh governments. The Severn Estuary Commission will spend a year studying how a new energy scheme could convert the estuary's ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is considering which of three areas will become the first site dominated by a river delta in a federally sponsored network to protect, study and teach about estuaries.