The National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) is modeled after the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP).

• NAWMP was established in the 1980s and is a highly successfully program
• Millions of acres of wetland habitat have been protected
  and restored for waterfowl
• Program continues today with great success
  
  NFHAP uses the “joint venture” approach and is centered on the establishment of partnerships and the implementation of restoration efforts at multiple geographic scales.  Proposed under the Action Plan, Fish Habitat Partnerships can be formed based on geographic areas, ‘keystone’ fish species, or aquatic system types. There are currently fourteen recognized partnerships operating in support of the national NFHAP program.

Full partnerships

Driftless Area Restoration Effort

Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
                                             
Southeastern Aquatic Resource Partnership
                           
Western Native Trout Partnership                                                                                                 
Matunuska-Susitna Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

Southwest Alaska Salmon partnership                                                                    
Hawaii Fish Habitat Partnership
                                                   
Desert Fish Habitat Partnership  
                                                 
Midwest Glacial Lake Habitat Partnership
                                 
Great Plains Prairie Partnership   
                                                
Great Lakes Basin Partnership             
                                        
Atlantic Coastal Partnership                    
                                    
Ohio River Basin Habitat Partnership          
                                
Salmon in the City               

 

Midwest candidate partnerships

Fishers and Farmers for the Upper Mississippi River Basin