National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science researchers and their collaborators found that ten invasive tunicate species are fouling shellfish aquaculture operations along much of the U.S. East Coast, causing decreased growth rates, increased mortality, and high maintenance costs. The survey identified the locations of highest fouling, which will be used to develop a plan to [...]
On September 6, a multi-species algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia was simultaneously observed by satellite imagery and Southeast Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (SEPMN) students of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Two centers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) collaborated to positively identify Pseudo-nitzschia species in samples and use imagery to show the bloom developed [...]
EstuaryLive virtual field trips will bring North Carolina’s Rachel Carson Estuarine Research Reserveto classrooms across the state May 9 to 11—and the public is invited to tag along. The online program transmits live images and sound from the estuary to elementary, middle and high school classrooms. Participating teachers can connect to the trips using an [...]
Over fifty coastal zone managers and stakeholders from North Carolina participated in a workshop sponsored by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to discuss and identify scientific tools that will assist coastal zone governing agencies and businesses in mitigating the regional impacts of sea level rise and extreme events. Participants provided guidance that [...]
Local divers off the coast of North Carolina were not expecting to see what they found on that August day in 2002: exotic and beautiful lionfish, common to the warm waters of the western Pacific but non-native and unknown off the Carolina coast. A year later, scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science [...]