Two national science conferences recently highlighted NCCOS research: The theme at the 7th Symposium on Harmful Algae in the United States (Oct. 27–31, 2013; Sarasota, FL) was harmful algal blooms ...

Four NCCOS scientists wrote a NOAA technical report on 'Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate' that led to a chapter in the Third National Climate Assessment (2013), produced ...

Building on nearly 10 years of NCCOS-sponsored research on sea level rise in North Carolina, a multi-institutional team led by East Carolina University recently launched a new online coastal mapping ...

NCCOS is developing a workable, ecosystem-based management approach to address the complex and inter-linked marine-estuarine-terrestrial environment in south Florida. Building on traditional Integrated Conceptual Ecosystem Models, the NCCOS-sponsored research project ...

With Lake Erie threatened again by eutrophication and harmful algal blooms, the Great Lakes International Joint Commission (IJC) recently established a 'Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority' (LEEP) initiative to provide advice ...

NCCOS researchers from the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP) are modeling the dynamics of hypoxia in Green Bay to better understand intensifying eutrophic conditions in the southern end of the ...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) recently convened a federal working group to address the linkages between climate and nitrogen pollution in the environment. The goal of the group ...

NCCOS sponsored research on zooplankton response to Harmful Algal Blooms has also yielded information on how zooplankton respond to climate change and environmental stress. Zooplankton play a central role in ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science participated in the May 30 -31 meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board in Washington, D.C. Topics included updates for ...

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 ...