The National Fish Habitat Board ( www.fishhabitat.org ) has released a status of fish habitats in the United States report titled THROUGH A FISH’S EYE: The Status of Fish Habitats In The United States 2010.  The first of its kind to synthesize information on a national level, the goal of the national assessment was to estimate disturbance levels to fish habitats in rivers and estuaries from information about human activities occurring in the watersheds and the local areas affecting each aquatic habitat. 

The report reveals that overall, 27 percent of the miles of stream in the lower 48 states are at high or very high risk of current habitat degradation and an additional 29 percent are at moderate risk of current habitat degradation.

To read the report in its entirety or download a PDF, visit www.fishhabitat.org or  go to http://fishhabitat.org/images/documents/fishhabitatreport_012611.pdf to view the PDF.

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