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Posted on April 9th, 2008 in Coastal Pollution, Monitoring, Restoration Support
As a result of the Cosco Busan oil spill in November 2007, scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) partnered with the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and the California Water Resources Control Board to collect and analyze mussel tissue samples from five affected Bay locations. The pre-spill range of total polycyclic [...]
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Posted on November 7th, 2007 in Chemical Contaminants, Coastal Pollution, Restoration Support
Scientists from the National Centers for C0astal Ocean Science conducted a follow up mission to Vieques, Puerto Rico on October 19 – 25 to characterize sediment contamination in area lagoons. Working in close cooperation with NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration and Navy personnel, NCCOS researchers sampled nine inland lagoons to quantify chemical contaminants in [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2007 in Coastal Pollution, Restoration Support
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science conducted nutrient analyses in Vieques, Puerto Rico that will be incorporated into an integrated assessment to help target restoration efforts and facilitate management of these valuable marine resources. On September 23-25, NCCOS scientists traveled to Vieques to collect water samples to characterize nutrient concentrations in coastal lagoons and [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2007 in Chemical Contaminants, Coastal Pollution, Human Health, Restoration Support
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science collected sediments in August for contaminant assessment, ambient toxicity, and infaunal community description to characterize chemical contaminant impacts in intertidal and near-shore waters in Kachemak Bay. Using NOAA’s protocols, the sediments will be examined for over 120 chemical contaminants, multiple bioassays, and benthic community analysis. The [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2007 in Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, Restoration Support
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, presented a paper detailing the importance of including human dimensions in monitoring activities associated with coastal restoration projects. It stressed the need to move to an evaluation of human-related impacts associated with restoration rather than more passive and short [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2007 in Chemical Contaminants, Coastal Pollution, Coral, Restoration Support
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) traveled to Vieques, Puerto Rico May 13-30 to collect sediments, coral tissues and water samples to characterize contaminants in near-shore waters around the island. Using NOAA’s National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program protocols, and working in close cooperation with NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration, [...]
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Posted on May 9th, 2007 in Coastal Pollution, Coral, Monitoring, Restoration Support
As part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and National Marine Sanctuary Program’s Long-Term Agreement, NCCOS scientists conducted an initial characterization of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) to refine models predicting the density of debris and improve future monitoring and removal efforts. Based on these results, NCCOS and GRNMS staff have [...]
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Posted on October 4th, 2006 in Coastal Pollution, Restoration Support
A National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-supported study, funded through the Barataria Multiple Stressor Research Program, estimated that deposition from hurricanes is the dominant process supplying inorganic sediments to Louisiana coastal wetlands. This conclusion suggests that sedimentation from hurricanes should be factored into evaluating the effectiveness of management strategies for restoring Louisiana’s wetlands. Using [...]
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