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Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI)

The Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) research cooperative includes county, state, and federal agencies; community-based organizations; and the private sector working together to expand and coordinate monitoring and research activities ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Technology Transfer, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.hilmer@noaa.gov

How Will Changing Temperature and Oxygen Condition...

We are supporting the application of coastal ocean models to determine the vulnerability of important species to changing temperature and oxygen in the California Current. This will enable coastal managers ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Coastal Change, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, California, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

How will Climate Change Affect Harmful Algal Speci...

We are supporting research that will determine how future increases in temperature and ocean acidity will affect harmful algal bloom species (HABs) and their grazers. Light micrograph of Karlodinium veneficum ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov

Hypoxia Response to Nutrient Management in Narraga...

We are developing observational and modeling tools and analyses to help management agencies in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island assess the efficacy of nutrient management controls on hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) ...
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CHRP, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, alan.lewitus@noaa.gov

Implementing Karenia brevis Respiratory Risk For...

This project will establish a network that incorporates state monitoring partners and citizen scientists to show that the HABscope-based forecast system can provide robust, timely and useful bloom locations and ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

Implementing the Karenia “Tricorder” to Improve Re...

The toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis blooms annually in the Gulf of Mexico and negatively impacts human and ecosystem health through production of brevetoxins. A rapid, sensitive, specific assay for the ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, john.wickham@noaa.gov

Influence of Shoreline Changes on Chesapeake and D...

We are supporting a large-scale research project to predict how shoreline development interacts with other stresses to change coastal ecosystems and the species that live in them. Research findings apply ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov

Integrated Modeling of the Effects of Sea Level Ri...

We are advancing coastal dune and marsh modeling of the barrier islands, estuary and interior marshes in the Mississippi Sound to evaluate trade-offs between coastal management strategies and proposed restoration efforts ...
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Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Interannual Variability of PSP Toxicity in Eastern...

The Gulf of Maine is impacted annually by Alexandrium fundyense blooms which can result in paralytic shellfish poisoning. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) leads to significant economic impacts. The paralytic shellfish ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Foreign Countries, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Investigating Mesophotic Coral Reefs in Hawaii

We investigated Hawaii’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. We found reefs off Maui’s southwestern coast at depths of 30–130 meters (98–426 ft) ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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NCCOS Assists Response to Harmful Algal Bloom in t...

Dead sturgeon observed floating during USGS field sampling in South Bay. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) provided a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event Response award of $15,420 ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, richard.stumpf@noaa.gov

NCCOS Awards $11 Million for Research to Enhance C...

Motorists crossing a flooded street in a low-lying Norfolk neighborhood called Colonial Place, which floods at every high tide. Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

NOAA Coastal Hypoxia Research Program Announces FY...

The NCCOS Competitive Research Program is pleased to announce a Fiscal Year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its Coastal Hypoxia Research Program. This funding opportunity seeks to improve ...
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Funding, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

NCCOS Assists Response to Ongoing HAB in the Lower...

NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) provided a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event Response award of $6,820 to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to respond to ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, michelle.tomlinson@noaa.gov

NOAA, FHWA Federal Agency Partnership Recognized w...

A NOAA partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) received a U.S. Department of Transportation FHWA Environmental Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding transportation projects, processes, and organizations that incorporate environmental ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Funding, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Elizabeth.Mcnamee@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Researchers Identify Sources of Nitrogen in Macroa...

Scientific diver Randall Kosaki (NOAA, PMNM) collects green blades of algae at Manawai (Pearl and Hermes Atoll) at a depth of 295 feet. Credit: Stephen Matadobra, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Protected Species, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Model Predicts Reducing Only Phosphorus Will Make ...

Harmful algal bloom in Western Basin of Lake Erie. Credit: Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. by Zachary Haslick. A new model from NCCOS-funded researchers describes the cellular mechanisms driving toxin production ...
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Funding, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Great Lakes, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Study Highlights Tipping Point in Sediment Transpo...

Newport Bay is an urban estuary of southern California where sediment is managed for water quality, wetland habitat, recreation, navigation and the provision of urban amenities. Dredging focuses on sediment ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Study Incorporates Uncertainty to Improve Projecti...

Figure 1: Study model projections of mean tidal marsh elevations (top) and carbon accumulation (bottom) across four sea level rise scenarios. Uncertainty is indicated by the shaded areas which represent ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, U.S. States and Territories, Elizabeth.Mcnamee@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Beach Width Provides Greatest Protection Against F...

Dune erosion, or scarping, caused by Hurricane Matthew along Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. Credit: Laura Moore. Beaches and sand dunes are critical to protecting coastal communities from storm surge, but ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

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