Susan Lovelace, Maria Dillard and Trey Honeycutt participated in the Social Coast Forum hosted by the Coastal Services Center in Charleston, SC February 15-16. The purpose of the Forum was to gather management practitioners and social scientists to share information about management needs and social science research and capabilities for addressing those needs. Honeycutt served the Forum with IT [...]
Climate change imperils human health, posing real and potential threats and costs. To gain a broader understanding of the health effects of climate change in the Southeastern United States and also to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment report, a workshop under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program brought together biological, physical and social scientists and [...]
Toxic chemicals are accumulating in the bodies of dolphins and whales, according to two new studies, and concentrations tend to be highest in the most populated and developed areas. The findings are not necessarily surprising. Scientists have known for years that the blubber of marine predators harbors pollutants. Still, the new studies offer the most [...]
Monitoring the well-being of communities that depend on our oceans and coasts can indicate whether environmental conditions are enhancing or degrading quality of life for coastal residents. In the case of an industrial disaster, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, monitoring well-being can also provide a roadmap for community [...]
This article originally appeared on the National Ocean Service website What they learned from the bottlenose who call the Georgia coast home may have far-reaching impacts for oceans and human health As part of the Coastal Georgia Dolphin Health Assessment conducted late in 2009, a NOAA-led research team gave each dolphin a physical exam that [...]
In 2002, a mysterious disease began killing fish at a commercial aquaculture facility in North Carolina. Lots of fish. Over 21,000 striped bass died during the outbreak. At the time, no one knew what caused this massive fish kill. Why did it happen? Would it happen again? We now know that the culprit behind the [...]
A National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science scientist and partners have identified and characterized a powerful fish-killing toxin that has cancer-killing properties. Laboratory tests indicate that even low concentrations of euglenophycin led to a significant decrease in cancer cell growth, and can kill cancer cells. Preliminary studies show the toxin is highly effective against renal [...]
In February 2009, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and their colleagues announced the discovery of a naturally-occurring compound from a Caribbean sponge, Agelas conifera, which reduces fouling of marine vessels while exhibiting low toxicity to humans and marine species. The agents reduce fouling by stopping the production of biofilms by bacteria [...]