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 [...]
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 [...]
On May 16-17, researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and National Marine Fisheries Service met with partners from Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review developments a NOAA Aquaculture Program project. The project will merge data from NCCOS’ Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model and the [...]
In response to the limited success of current efforts to reduce nutrient pollution, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is developing a “Challenge Prize” to promote new and faster innovations to address problems such as excess nitrogen and phosphorous (P), and the toxic algal blooms and low oxygen levels they produce. [...]
On May 3, Drs. Rodney Cluck and Brad Blythe of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Environmental Studies Program (BOEM ESP) presented examples of collaborations with NOAA and other federal agencies during the NOS Seminar Series. One of the most highest-attended seminars, it highlighted two recent projects with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science [...]
On May 1, NCCOS scientists shared NOAA methods for estimating HAB annual variability in Lake Erie with the Ohio Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force. In addition to the methods, NCCOS also discussed and the role of spring nutrient loading from the Maumee River in driving HAB blooms of cyanobacteria. The task force was stood up [...]
On April 17-18, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science’s (NCCOS) Kasitsna Bay Laboratory presented findings on oceanographic and plankton response to environmental changes, results from ecosystem monitoring to assess oil spill impacts and climate change, and research on how diverse glacial and non-glacial estuary habitats support resilient salmon populations at the 2013 [...]
In a newly published study, NCCOS researcher link sharks and other top predators with primary producers (benthic algae) in pristine, healthy coral reef ecosystems. “We used chemical signatures of carbon and nitrogen found in the tissues of the algae, invertebrates, fish, and sharks from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) to trace the extent benthic algae influences [...]