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Posted on April 30th, 2013 in Changing Temperature & Hydrology, Climate Impacts, Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, Forecasting, Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, Sponsored Research
According to a new multi-investigator study, with contributions from researchers funded by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science’s (NCCOS) Ecological Forecasting Program in Lake Erie, the record-breaking 2011 Lake Erie cyanobacteria bloom was likely caused by a combination of changing farming practices and weather conditions; conditions predicted to continue under a changing climate. The study led [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2013 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, Sponsored Research
Yellow perch comprise Lake Erie’s largest commercial fishery and second most important recreational fishery. We presented research results from the NCCOS ecological forecasting (EcoFore) Lake Erie project to the Lake Erie Percid Management Advisory Group (LEPMAG) at the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission meeting on March 27, 2013. The primary purpose [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2013 in Climate Impacts, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, People and Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research
NCCOS-supported University of Central Florida (UCF) graduate student, Matthew Bilskie, won the Engineering, Computer Science, Modeling and Simulation category at the 2013 University of Central Florida Graduate Research Forum in April. Matt is currently working on the NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea level Rise project in the northern Gulf of Mexico. His award-winning poster described his large-scale, high [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2013 in Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecology & Oceanography, Ecosystem Management, Forecasting, Harmful Algal Blooms, Sponsored Research
In March, the Puget Sound Alexandrium Harmful Algal Bloom (PS-AHAB) Project (funded by The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science‘s Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Program) issued the 2013 preliminary Alexandrium cyst map. This is part of PS-AHAB’s “just-in-time” information dissemination program to Puget Sound stakeholders to increase early warning capabilities for HAB events. Highest cyst [...]
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Posted on March 28th, 2013 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, Sponsored Research
To develop an earlier prediction of the size of the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” this summer, NOAA’s National Weather Service and National Ocean Service combined data from the National Hydrologic Assessment U.S. Spring Flood Risk Outlook with knowledge of soil saturation and typical weather patterns throughout the Mississippi watershed this year. Based on estimates of flood risk, snow pack, [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2013 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, Restoration Support
Based on a newly conducted study, an independent scientific panel reported today that existing Mississippi River freshwater diversions have not slowed the ongoing loss of Louisiana’s wetlands. Restoration of Louisiana wetlands may only be possible through significant inputs of sediment. In the report, “Mississippi River Freshwater Diversions in Southern Louisiana: Effects on Wetland Vegetation, Soils, [...]
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Posted on December 11th, 2012 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Forecasting, Harmful Algal Blooms, Human Health
On Nov 19, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) researchers met with local partners working on restoring Lake Erie’s ecosystem to review the unusual 2012 algal blooms, and assess the 2012 bloom forecast. This year there were unusual blooms along the center of the lake, both in late winter and in early summer. The [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2012 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, News Clips
As a student in Port Aransas, Nancy Rabalais never had money, but she always had the sea. “Fish and oysters, crabs — whatever we needed we could always get something to eat somehow,” she said. “Plus it was fun to get them.” Her lifelong affinity and stewardship for the marine environment was recognized this fall [...]
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