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Posted on May 31st, 2013 in Harmful Algal Blooms, Human Health, International, Marine Biotoxin Impacts, People and Infrastructure, Rapid Response, Sensor Development, Technology Transfer
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) provided training on the NCCOS-developed receptor binding assay (RBA) for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins to visiting scientist Darcie Couture, Lead Scientist from Resource Access International, LLC (RAI LLC) in Brunswick, Maine. The RBA for PSP toxins is a rapid, cost-effective test that measures algal [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2013 in Coral, Ecosystem Management, People and Infrastructure
On May 7-8, 2013, NCCOS participated in meetings with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Coral Advisory Panel in Charleston, SC. Discussions and recommendations were made to the Council on a proposal to list up to 82 reef-building coral species under the Endangered Species Act; coral nursery restoration work; and review of an amendment to [...]
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Posted on May 15th, 2013 in Accomplishments, Climate Impacts, People and Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise
On May 7, 2012, NCCOS’s Ms. Carol Auer received a NOAA Distinguished Career Award for her long-term commitment to advancing the Nation’s preparedness for the ecosystem impacts of sea level rise. Ms. Auer’s dedicated career in the National Ocean Service spanned thirty-five years analyzing tides and water levels for the Nation and pioneering studies on the [...]
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Posted on May 7th, 2013 in Ecology & Oceanography, Harmful Algal Blooms, International, Marine Biotoxin Impacts, Monitoring & Event Response, People and Infrastructure, Prevention, Control & Mitigation
On April 28-30, 2013, Dr. Robert Magnien of NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) chaired the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB). This year, IPHAB reviewed progress on harmful algae priorities and initiatives in partnership with other international organizations such as International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the [...]
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Posted on May 7th, 2013 in Monitoring, Outreach, People and Infrastructure
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Kasitsna Bay Laboratory near Seldovia, Alaska hosted 18 science divers during its spring 2013 class run in partnership with University of Alaska Fairbanks. Near-freezing water temperatures and fresh snow – normal spring conditions in south-central Alaska – provided the divers with great training in cold-water and dry [...]
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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 April 19th, 2013 in Accomplishments, Outreach, People and Infrastructure
After a few years of planning, sweat, tears, scores of meetings, loads of paperwork, and 3 different acting deputy directors, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science soft-released its new, audience-focused website in October of 2012 and we continue to roll out more enhancements and features. The goal of the revised site is to consolidate [...]
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Posted on March 28th, 2013 in Biogeographic Assessment, Coral, Ecosystem Management, Marine Spatial Planning, People and Infrastructure, Sponsored Research
The Pew Charitable Trusts organization recently awarded Yimnang Golbuu, CEO and Chief Researcher of the Palau International Coral Reef Center a 2013 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to assess the connectivity of marine protected areas in Palau. PICRC researchers and colleagues developed a hydrodynamic model to track coral and fish larvae as they move through [...]
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