{"id":886,"date":"2019-09-02T04:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T04:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=886"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:03:46","slug":"886-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/886-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should We Restore Rivers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Cape Fear River Partnership has been a collaborative success, benefiting fish <em>and<\/em> people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthy coastal ecosystems are the foundation for life along the coast. However, coastal development, current land-use practices, and other human activities are contributing to lower water quality, as well as to the degradation of aquatic and terrestrial habitat for fish and other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a fisheries specialist, I forge partnerships between university researchers, natural resource managers, and the fishing public \u2014 commercial and recreational \u2014 to generate information and guide habitat restoration for fish. This, in turn, supports the local communities that rely on those habitats for clean drinking water, flood and storm protection, and industries like boating, fishing and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One great example of this type of collaboration is NOAA\u2019s restoration of the Cape Fear River by establishing the Cape Fear River Partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What was the challenge?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fish species (called \u201canadromous\u201d) travel considerable distances between distinct habitats for spawning purposes. Man-made barriers \u2014 such as dam and culvert construction, water withdrawal, channelization and stream bank modification, and shoreline erosion \u2014 can obstruct fish movements and affect water flow and quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in North Carolina, the Cape Fear River serves as critical habitat for several anadromous fishes. American shad, river herring, Atlantic sturgeon, shortnose sturgeon and striped bass spend most of their lives in the ocean but return to the river\u2019s freshwater streams to spawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cape Fear River\u2019s once-thriving populations of migratory fish have sharply declined. Pollution from agriculture and development has led to unhealthy water quality, and dams and other barriers block fish from migrating to the upstream areas where they reproduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Declining fish populations have resulted in moratoriums and fishing restrictions for river herring, striped bass, and American shad. Both Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon are endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How did they address the problem?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011, NOAA\u2019s Office of Habitat Conservation formed the Cape Fear River Partnership. The project aimed to eliminate fish passage barriers, reconnect freshwater streams and wetlands, and restore the native plant community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What were the results?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight years later, the Cape Fear River Partnership\u2019s efforts have resulted in nursery habitat for migrating fish, as well as resting and dabbling habitat for waterfowl. The partnership also has created opportunities for passive wildlife-oriented recreation and education for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/feature-story\/reopening-cape-fear-river-migration-benefits-both-fish-and-people?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Summary compiled by Sara Mirabilio<br><\/em><i>Photo: Striped bass,&nbsp;courtesy of Steven G. 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