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Operational Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Monitoring

The Gulf of Mexico hypoxia monitoring cruise is an annual shelf-wide survey of the Gulf's hypoxic area (i.e., “dead zone”) and the survey is the metric used by the interagency ...
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Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov

Pavement Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Potentia...

We are investigating the coastal processes and hazards that damage roadway pavement. This work combines hydrodynamic, groundwater, and pavement models, along with an adaptation impact assessment, to understand overtopping and ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, New Hampshire, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Portable Toxin Detection Technology to Support Gre...

This project improves the rapid detection of cyanotoxins in the field to provide managers with timely information on risk and minimize exposure to stakeholders. The team will pilot use of ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sensor Development, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Great Lakes, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Predicting Impacts of Sea Level Rise in the Northe...

We are assessing the impacts of sea level rise and coastal storms on marshes and oyster habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico through the development of predictive models that ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

Rapid, Portable, Multiplexed Detection of Harmful ...

We are expanding algal toxin testing to include tests for saxitoxins and anatoxin-a. The new tool will give water managers and community-based monitoring networks the ability to rapidly quantify these ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Great Lakes, Ohio, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Refining Ecosystem Model Inputs for Sea Level Rise...

We are enhancing a locally relevant marsh model with new field data on the impacts of sea level rise to allow coastal managers to evaluate the vulnerability and inform restoration ...
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Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

Resolving the Effects of Resource Availability, Pr...

Aureococcus anophagefferens causes brown tides that have severely impacted fisheries, seagrass beds, and aquaculture in mid-Atlantic US coastal waters for three decades. The recent sequencing of the Aureococcus genome, combined ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, New York, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Salt Marsh Evolution along the South Atlantic Bigh...

We are advancing marsh modeling in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) to provide high-resolution predictions of future marsh evolution and the wave attenuation of these habitats under varying sea level ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Science to Support a Climate-Ready Dungeness Crab ...

The productive coastal ocean off northern California, Oregon, and Washington is facing impacts from multiple environmental stressors, including hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, increasing water temperatures, and ocean acidification. This work ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Sea-Level Rise Modeling as a Catalyst for Effectiv...

In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and the Hawaii Sentinel Site Cooperative, we are evaluating the effects of sea level rise of unique coastal habitats on the west coast of ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Hawaii, U.S. States and Territories, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

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Kiwanis Club Learns About Chesapeake Bay Oyster Aq...

Oyster growers harvest oysters from Chesapeake Bay. Credit: NOAA. Last week, NCCOS aquaculture researcher Dr. Suzanne Bricker gave the Kiwanis Club of Mt. Airy, Maryland, an overview of how oyster ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Outreach, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

Machine Learning Collaboration Yields New Methods ...

A high-resolution UAS image taken at Neptune Bay, Oregon, by OSU researchers and labeled by a machine learning algorithm. Marine debris is a global issue that threatens our environment, navigation ...
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Coastal Change, Other Topics, Restoration, Sponsored Research, Oregon, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Marine Benthic Algae of Puerto Rico Part I Publish...

Credit Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, Number 114. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. A new taxonomic study, “The Marine Benthic Algal Flora of Puerto Rico Part I” published by the Smithsonian Institution is ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Seasonal Differences in Gambierdiscus Abundance, T...

An NCCOS-sponsored study provides the most comprehensive and quantitative assessment to date of the in situ toxicity of Gambierdiscus marine dinoflagellates in the Caribbean. Study findings have implications for the ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NCCOS Partners with CERF ‘Rising Tides’- Contribut...

NCCOS sponsored and participated in the 2021 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 26th Biennial Conference, which was held virtually on November 1-4 and November 8-11, 2021. NCCOS scientists and ...
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CHRP, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Natural and Nature-based Features, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Outreach, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

Climate Change Likely to Worsen Impact of Urban Ru...

The downtown Los Angeles skyline. Credit Wikimedia Commons. An NCCOS-funded study found that nutrient-laden, urban runoff is fueling algal blooms in Southern California's coastal waters that are acidifying the water ...
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CHRP, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Real-time Data Aids Managers in Timing Decisions o...

NCCOS-supported instruments in Los Peñasquitos Lagoon are providing real-time data to Southern California managers and regulators on key physical parameters (dissolved oxygen, salinity, and water level) enabling them to determine ...
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Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Understanding Blooms of Dinoflagellate Margalefidi...

Margalefidinium polykrikoides (previously known as Cochlodinium polykrikoides) is a toxic dinoflagellate algae found in Chesapeake Bay. NCCOS sponsored scientists at Old Dominion University used a time-dependent model to assess environmental ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Lake Erie Eutrophication Exacerbated by Release of...

Lake Erie not only experiences eutrophication caused by runoff-laden phosphorus (P), but also by internal P loading caused by recycling of “legacy” P stored in bottom sediments. This phenomenon was ...
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Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Great Lakes, Ohio, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

NOAA Awards $15.2M for Harmful Algal Bloom Researc...

An LRAUV makes its way through the green, algae-rich waters of Lake Erie to track the 2019 harmful algal bloom.Credit: Ben Yair Raanan, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) NOAA ...
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Funding, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

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