Today, NOAA and partners issued the 2013 dead zone predictions for two of the nation’s most hypoxia-impacted bodies of water: the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay. The Gulf of Mexico hypoxic “dead” zone is predicted to be large this year, with an area ranging from 7,286 to 8,651 square miles. The upper end would [...]
From June 4 – 6, Researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) met with Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) and regional university scientists from Heidelberg University, University of Toledo, Ohio State University, and the University of Michigan at the International Great Lakes Conference in Lafayette, IN. Participants developed new collaborative efforts [...]
On June 2-6, NCCOS led several sessions at this year’s International Association for Great Lakes Research annual conference at Purdue University. Our Great Lakes research addresses critical ecosystem and watershed-scale issues in the region such as invasive species, nutrient management hypoxia and impacts of multiple stressors. Sessions featuring NCCOS science included: Using Data and Models to Link [...]
As recent as 2012, the State of Texas was impacted by the longest red tide on record, leading to the collapse of its oyster industry and the Governor to seek disaster assistance from the U. S. Department of Commerce. A new study published in the American Chemical Society journal: Chemical Research in Toxicology shows that in [...]
NOAA scientists Kathy Moore and Trey Knott of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and Piper Schwenke of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center are among the first scientists to be certified in the discipline of Wildlife Forensics. The new certification program is in response to a 2009 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, “Strengthening [...]
For the sixth summer in a row an orange discoloration has appeared in Alaskan coastal waters. NCCOS scientists provided “coastal intelligence” to officials that these “orange tides” differ; Some result from water borne harmful algal cells, others by air-driven terrestrial fungal spores. In 2008, NCCOS scientists determined an orange tide in Ketchican came from a [...]
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) issued a report on the health of two species of salmon and shellfish commonly used for subsistence by three Native Alaskan tribes. The “Assessment of contaminant body burdens and histopathology of fish and shellfish species frequently used for subsistence food by Alaska Native communities” is described further on the NCCOS [...]
On June 5, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) kicked off the 2013 Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) forecasting season with its first weekly forecast for Lake Erie. Running from June to October, these forecasts generate bulletins which are sent to and used by local, regional, state and federal managers overseeing beach closures, increased drinking [...]