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A 2014–2015 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Chesapeake Bay and Charleston Harbor

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, mary.rider@noaa.gov, Maryland, National Mussel Watch, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
NCCOS scientist deploying caged oysters at a Severn River site in Chesapeake Bay. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters ...
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A 2015–2016 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Maine

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Gulf of Maine, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, National Mussel Watch, New Hampshire, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
One of the Gulf of Maine mussel beds sampled by the Mussel Watch team. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal ...
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A 2017 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Mexico

Alabama, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Florida, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Mississippi, National Mussel Watch, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories
Mussel Watch team preparing to load supplies on NOAA small boat for sampling. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters ...
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A 2018 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Southern California Bight

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, National Mussel Watch, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Mussel Watch Program collaborators from the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) collecting Mytilus mussels. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the ...
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A 2019 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Pacific Northwest

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, National Mussel Watch, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies
Mussel Watch Program site WBNA (Willapa Bay Nahcotta) in southern Washington. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical ...
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A 2020 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Southeast Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Florida, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, National Mussel Watch, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Mussel Watch team members break apart clumps of oysters from Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, to prepare samples for analysis. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program ...
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A 2021 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Mid-Atlantic

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, Maryland, Massachusetts, National Mussel Watch, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia
Mussel Watch collaborators collecting mussels from Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since ...
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A 2022 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Great Lakes

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, Michigan, Minnesota, National Mussel Watch, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin
Mussel Watch team processing Dressenid mussel samples in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical ...
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A 2023 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Mexico

Alabama, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Mississippi, National Mussel Watch, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Mussel Watch team collecting oyster samples from Tampa Bay, Florida. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants ...
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A 2024 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Pacific West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii

Alaska, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Hawaii, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, National Mussel Watch, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies
Mussel Watch team collecting oyster samples from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants ...
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A Baseline Chemical Contaminants Study of Marine Sediments in Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon, American Samoa

American Samoa, andrew.mason@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine sediments of Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon in American Samoa. Currently, ...
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A Chemical Contaminant Characterization of Waters Surrounding Cocos Island, Guam, using Polyethylene Devices

andrew.mason@noaa.gov, Guam, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine waters surrounding Cocos Island, Guam. Previous NCCOS studies identified ...
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Green-gray Infrastructure for Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Pacific Northwest, Incorporating Externalities and Ecosystem Co-benefits

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Washington
Locations of the two estuaries, Grays River and Coos Bay, that are the focus of this project. Credit: Oregon State University. We are evaluating the ...
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A Geospatial Assessment of U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat in Relation to Offshore Sand Features

Atlantic Ocean, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Waterbodies
Offshore sand resources, e.g., sand shoals, are increasingly being used for beach renourishment, barrier island restoration, and other uses to enhance resiliency of shorelines. However, ...
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A Global Review of Protected Species Interactions with Marine Aquaculture

Assessing Human Use, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gretchen.bath@noaa.gov, james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Social Science
As marine aquaculture expands to the open ocean in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, there is increased concern about how protected species may be ...
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A Management Tool to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, bycatch, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, gis, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Maine, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Protected Species, Rhode Island, sea turtle, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies
Along with our partners, we developed a geographic information system (GIS) tool to help coastal managers work toward reducing the bycatch of sea turtles in ...
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A Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Hawaii, Invasive species, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine biogeographic assessment, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, nwhi, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We conducted a biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the second largest marine protected area in the world. The effort was the most comprehensive ...
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A Mechanism Based Intervention for Brevetoxin Induced Oxidative Stress

Atlantic Ocean, brevetoxicosis, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, manatee, marine health, marine mammal health, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Florida manatee inhabits environments in which blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, frequently occur. K. brevis produces brevetoxins, that result in fish kills, ...
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A Multidisciplinary, Integrative Approach to Valuing Ecosystem Services from Natural Infrastructure

Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, natural and nature-based infrastructure, natural capital, Oregon, sea level rise, Social Science, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Washington
We are estimating the economic value from natural and nature-based infrastructure investments to stabilize coastline. Using hazard risks along the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast, we ...
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A Novel Approach to Destroying Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water

peter.moeller@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality
Scientists designed and implemented patented NBOT technology for destroying PFAS in this laboratory mesocosm. Credit: NOAA. Through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, we have ...
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A Pilot Assessment of Fish Habitat in Choptank River Tidal Waters

andrew.leight@noaa.gov, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Choptank River, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological assessment, fish habitat, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, Regional Ecosystem Science, suzanne.skelley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Fish and shellfish populations depend on healthy habitats. To help understand and manage these habitats in the Chesapeake Bay, we will develop a GIS-based analytical ...
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