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Biscayne Bay PhycoNet

Why We Care Biscayne Bay is a coastal embayment in southeast Florida that has experienced rapid human population growth over the last century, resulting in steady declines in water and ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

Causes and Consequences of Hypoxic Events in Low-i...

We are investigating the processes that lead to hypoxia in Southern California’s lagoons, and identifying its ecological impacts. These small estuaries, which have tidal inlets that can close to the ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Climate Change and Acidification Impacts on Cyanob...

The Great Lakes experience recurrent toxin-producing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs). While cHAB events have been well-studied in recent years, little attention has been given to acidification in the Great ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Canada, Foreign Countries, Great Lakes, Michigan, Ohio, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, reagan.errera@noaa.gov

Coastal Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms in ...

This project aims to determine how harmful algal blooms (HABs) in New York waters respond to coastal acidification, how current and future climate change conditions will affect these HABs, and ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, New York, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Codevelopment of Modeling Tools to Manage Sediment...

We will advance scientific, engineering, and policy perspectives on how sediment can be managed in coastal lowlands to reduce flood risk, bank instability, and erosion risk. We will evaluate sediment ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

Cross-Regional Comparison of Dinophysis Bloom Dyna...

Harmful algal blooms of Dinophysis have recently emerged as a human health threat in the U.S., resulting in closures of shellfish harvesting to prevent Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning. We are working ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, New York, Puget Sound, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Determining Habitat Requirements and Connectivity ...

We are investigating habitat requirements and connectivity for key reef-associated fishes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and surrounding areas. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are designated to conserve ...

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Developing a Machine Learning-Based, High Resoluti...

Blooms of Alexandrium occur in the Gulf of Maine each year and produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, causing Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Regional management agencies conduct rigorous monitoring to ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Development and Implementation of an Operational H...

This project developed a prototype operational statistical nowcast/forecast system for three harmful algal bloom (HAB) organisms in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, specifically the dinoflagellates Karlodinium veneficum, Prorocentrum minimus, and the ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

DinoSHIELD: A Slow-release Natural Algicide Produc...

We will field test an environmentally neutral method to control harmful algal blooms. Our work will provide managers with information on the applications of a natural algicide as an environmentally ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

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NCCOS-Supported Research Transitioning to Operatio...

Dungeness crab is Oregon’s most valuable single-species fishery. Photo Credit: Oregon Sea Grant. U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) has awarded Oregon State University with an ocean technology transition grant ...

March 6, 2024 CHRP, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sensor Development, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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 ...

February 14, 2024 HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Outreach, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, david.hilmer@noaa.gov

Advancing Ocean Planning: NOAA Hosts Key Workshops...

Two significant technical memorandum were the result of the two day workshops. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the NOAA National ...

February 12, 2024 Ecosystem Services Valuation, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Other Topics, People and Infrastructure, , Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, james.morris@noaa.gov

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 ...

February 7, 2024 HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Outreach, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov

NCCOS Helps Strengthen Science Education in Alaska

Children and their parents explore marine life in the coastal intertidal zone near Seldovia, Alaska, November 2023. Credit: NOAA. At this time of year in the remote village of Seldovia, ...

December 11, 2023 Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Outreach, Alaska, U.S. States and Territories, paul.cziko@noaa.gov

Request for Proposals for Synthesis Science Projec...

The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative’s second Request for Proposals for synthesis science projects in the Gulf of Mexico opens November 15, 2023. Proposals are due March 15, 2024. The Gulf Ecosystem ...

November 16, 2023 Funding, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, hannah.brown@noaa.gov

NOAA Awards $4.2 Million for Multi-stressor Resear...

One of the seven iconic reef sites, Cheeca Rocks, is dominated by large populations of star corals and other boulder corals. Credit: FKNMS/NOAA NOAA has awarded $1,793,983 of an anticipated ...

November 15, 2023 Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

NCCOS Awards $6.7 Million for Research to Enhance ...

High tide flooding on Smith Island, Maryland in August, 2022. Credit: Leanne Poussard (NOAA NCCOS) NCCOS is announcing $6.7 million in FY23 funding for 18 projects that will help facilitate ...

October 18, 2023 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Funding, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

NOAA Awards $16.8 Million to Actionable Research i...

Photo credit: Dennis Adair (CC BY-SA 2.0) NOAA is awarding $16.8 million to 32 organizations working across 10 projects to conduct collaborative ecosystem science research that will be used by ...

October 17, 2023 Funding, Other Topics, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, hannah.brown@noaa.gov

NCCOS Awards $14.1M for Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy...

A beach on Saint Martin in the Caribbean (east of Puerto Rico) covered in Sargassum seaweed. Credit: NOAA AOML NCCOS is announcing $14.1 million in funding for harmful algal bloom ...

October 3, 2023 Funding, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

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Protocols for Conducting Dolphin Capture-Release Health Assessment Studies

The Bottlenose Dolphin Health and Risk Assessment (HERA) Project, initiated in 2003, is a collaborative effort between the National Ocean Service's Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. This comprehensive, integrated, multi-disciplinary research project ...

Salish Sea Activity Book

An activity book designed to introduce elementary school children to the animal, plant life and ecology of the Salish Sea ...

The Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of the Replicated Modular Estuarine Mesocosm

The purpose of this document is to establish a consisten method for building and operating the mesocosms systems. Secondly, this document serves to transfer and promulgate the technology, knowledge and experience gained from the past 11 years of research to ...

WEMo (Wave Exposure Model): Formulation, Procedures and Validation

This report describes the working of National Centers for Coastal Ocean Service (NCCOS) Wave Exposure Model (WEMo) capable of predicting the exposure of a site in estuarine and closed water to local wind generated waves. WEMo works in two different ...

Why is Hawaii's ocean important? A Keiki Activity Book

An activity book designed to introduce elementary school children to the coral reef ecology and coastal ecology conservation of Hawaii ...

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