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Biological Vulnerability to Hypoxia from Climate W...
This project will provide critical information and predictive tools to coastal managers for understanding how species will respond to changing hypoxia conditions from ongoing and projected warming in the Gulf ...
Effects of Hypoxia and Warming on Zooplankton in C...
Arcatia tonsa is the dominant copepod in Chesapeake Bay and a critical food source for many fisheries species and a link between primary producers (phytoplankton) and upper trophic levels. Size ...
Seasonal Forecasting of Karenia brevis Red Tide Bl...
This project is developing modeling tools to improve short term and seasonal predictions of toxic red tide Karenia brevis blooms in the Gulf of Mexico West Florida Shelf. The project ...
Transitioning to Operations NOAA Supported Statist...
The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) mandates the development of scientific tools for natural resource managers to address hypoxia in coastal ecosystems. In response, NCCOS ...
West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmfu...
Scientist preparing phytoplankton samples for measurements of respiration. Credit: Patricia Glibert, UMCES. We are seeking to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms driving emerging hypoxia and to determine whether climate ...
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Decision Support Tool Visualizing Effects of Nutri...
The NCCOS Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX) has produced various ecosystem models that predict the effects of hypoxia on living marine resources. Although such models ...
Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Convenes Annual ...
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held its 38th annual meeting which highlighted ongoing efforts by HTF members to improve ...
New Funding to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Reviewed ...
The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force held its 37th annual meeting in December to review ongoing actions to improve water quality in the Mississippi River basin and to discuss ...
Third Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Report to ...
The Gulf of Mexico is home to the largest annual hypoxic zone in the United States, an area of low oxygen which puts at risk valuable commercial and recreational fisheries ...
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Task Force Convenes to Di...
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held a virtual fall meeting from December 13- 14, 2021. The Task ...
Larger than Expected Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured i...
Map of measured Gulf hypoxia zone, July 25–31, 2021 (LUMCON/NOAA). Red area denotes 2 mg/L of oxygen or lower, the level which is considered hypoxic, at the bottom of the ...
National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network Fra...
The National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network (NHABON) Framework offers a high-level regional analysis of existing efforts to monitor and forecast harmful algal blooms (HABs) and identifies gaps in observing ...
NOAA Highlights Dead Zone Science at Hypoxia Task ...
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held a virtual fall meeting from September 30 to October 1, 2020 ...
Smaller than Average Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured ...
NCCOS-supported scientists have determined that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”—an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 2,116 square miles, equivalent to 1.4 ...
Large ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Nancy Rabalais (at left) and crew, aboard R/V Pelican, prepare to deploy a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) carousel (rosette) containing an array of Niskin water sampling bottles. The ...
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All federal agencies are required to review everything they do (e.g., construction/facility modifications, operations, scientific research) for compliance with variousenvironmental statutes (e.g. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Marine Mammal ProtectionAct ...
Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae—simple photosynthetic organisms that live in the sea and freshwater—grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine ...
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