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Using Anonymous Cell Phone Data to Characterize Vi...

Taskinas Creek, a small tributary of the York River (Virginia). Credit: NOAA. Understanding who visits coastal and marine areas and why is crucial for natural resource managers. However, this information ...
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Assessing Human Use, Social Science, Chesapeake Bay, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, seann.regan@noaa.gov

Value of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom...

We will estimate the economic benefits of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin, using a methodology that quantifies the value of information. Why We Care The razor clam and ...
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Ecosystem Services Valuation, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early War...

We will estimate the net economic benefits of the harmful algal bloom early warnings provided by SoundToxins and evaluate net economic benefits to recreational shellfish harvesters. Why We Care A ...
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Ecosystem Services Valuation, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov

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Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Hosts Geosciences St...

UMES Geosciences Bridge Program students at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory competing in building the least expensive buoy that will hold the most payload. Credit: NOAA The NCCOS Cooperative Oxford Laboratory ...
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Internships, Marine Spatial Ecology, Research, Social Science, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov

A Multidisciplinary, Integrative Approach to Valui...

Coastal Protection in Oregon: Rip-rap in Neskkowin. Credit: S.Dundas, OSU NCCOS supported researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) recently held their project’s 2018 Advisory Board meeting to discuss the project ...
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Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, Social Science, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Acoustic Monitoring Reveals Hurricane Maria's Impa...

Students from the University of Puerto Rico service one of the project's acoustic recording devices, known as a hydrophone. Credit: Rebecca Becicka, University of Puerto Rico. Passive listening devices placed ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Sensor Development, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Caribbean Sea, Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

NOAA Publishes Findings from Socioeconomic Monitor...

A blunt slipper lobster (Scyllarides squammosus) patrols a busy reef of massive Porites and encrusting Monitpora corals off the coast of Molokai in the main Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Ray Boland, ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Social Science, Hawaii, U.S. States and Territories, jarrod.loerzel@noaa.gov, peter.edwards@noaa.gov

NCCOS Joins NOAA Tribal Roundtable for Shinnecock ...

The Great Seal of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. (Credit Shinnecock Indian Nation) NCCOS and NOAA’s North Atlantic Regional Collaboration Team (NART) relayed the relevance of the agency’s work and mission ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Outreach, People and Infrastructure, Science Communication, Social Science, Technology Transfer, Connecticut, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Envisioning Community Goals and Restoration of the...

Attendees gather at the "Envision the Choptank" stakeholder forum. Credit: NOAA Participants engage in forum discussion and activities. Credit: NOAA Several NCCOS products were in the limelight at the December ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Social Science, Chesapeake Bay, Choptank River, Waterbodies, shawn.mclaughlin@noaa.gov

Study Shows Economic Effects of Measures to Reduce...

A whale passes through an area with heavy ship traffic off the California coast.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research. A new report analyzes the potential economic effects of strategies to manage the ...
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Assessing Human Use, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Social Science, California, U.S. States and Territories, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov

Socioeconomic Infographics for CNMI and USVI Coral...

In support of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP), NOAA social scientists and their partners collect a variety of socioeconomic data in seven U.S. coral jurisdictions to track information ...
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Assessing Human Use, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, Social Science, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

New Infographic Describes Socioeconomics of Guam C...

Scientists from NCCOS and NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program have released a new infographic that describes key findings from social surveys conducted in Guam. The infographic highlights the perceptions, values, ...
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Assessing Human Use, Social Science, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, jarrod.loerzel@noaa.gov, peter.edwards@noaa.gov

NOS Science Seminar Highlights NCCOS Social Scienc...

This week's National Ocean Service Science Seminar features "An Overview of Social Science Research within the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science" on Thursday, May 5 from 12–1 pm ET ...
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Assessing Human Use, Social Science, Maryland, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

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Watersheds and coral reefs: conservation science, policy and implementation

Coral reefs worldwide are being degraded by human-induced disturbances, resulting in ecological, economic, and cultural losses. Runoff and sedimentation are among the greatest threats to the coastal reefs surrounding high islands and adjacent to continental landmasses. Existing scientific data identify ...
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