The Sea Ventures initiative is one of 32 habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects that NOAA will fund this year. #NewsismyBusiness
The project will create living shorelines and expand the restoration of mangroves and coral reef habitat, which will improve ecosystem and community resilience, NOAA stated. #NewsismyBusiness
Conservation organization says the government has yet to finalize the designation of critical habitats, putting certain corals at risk of extinction, including ones off of Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $585,000 in federal funding to recruit security and specialized staff to operate the Jobos Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C, Pedro Pierluisi, said Wednesday.
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