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Assessing Multi-species Habitat Use and Connectivi...

We are evaluating how highly migratory and protected species, including cetaceans, fishes, pinnipeds, seabirds, and turtles, are using a network of state and federal marine protected areas (MPAs) in the ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Maine, Massachusetts, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Assessing the Threat of Hypoxia to Coral Reefs

We are examining the impact of low-oxygen (hypoxia) stress on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are in decline, and human-assisted restoration is actively trying to reverse this trend. Our project ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Coastal Change, Coral, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Restoration, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@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 ...
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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

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 ...
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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

Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesopho...

We investigated Puerto Rico’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. They are off the southwestern coast at depths of 50–100 m (164–328 ft) ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@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

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, Regional Ecosystem Science, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of American Samoa

We are investigating American Samoa’s mesophotic coral ecosystems (40–100 meters or ~130–330 feet deep) to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. Nearly 80 percent of coral reef ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, American Samoa, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@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

Setting Shared Goals for South Florida’s Marine an...

We facilitated a process to identify the characteristics and key regulating processes of a sustainable South Florida coastal marine ecosystem. Using the best available science from academia, agencies, and non-governmental ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, Social Science, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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Tracking Fish Movements to Understand Habitat Conn...

National marine sanctuaries protect America's most iconic natural and cultural marine resources. To assess the effectiveness of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) at protecting habitat for key ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Funding, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium Highlights ...

On February 7, 2023, NCCOS-supported researchers under the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program presented their findings at the virtual San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium. The symposium was designed to bring together ...
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Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, U.S. States and Territories, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

New Short Film on Understanding Hypoxia: Dead Zone...

With funding from NCCOS, a short film, "Understanding Hypoxia: Dead Zones on the Pacific Coast", was produced by Oregon State Productions, a documentary film team at Oregon State University. The ...
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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

Hypoxia Impacts Macrobenthic Organism Densities an...

Caption: Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, a low-inflow estuary near La Jolla, California with the estuary mouth open. Credit: Michelle Cordrey NCCOS-supported researchers compared macrobenthic organisms in two low-inflow estuaries in Southern ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, U.S. States and Territories, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Cold Water Serves as a Barrier to Range Expansion ...

Krill serve as a main food source for marine mammals, seabirds, and several ecologically and commercially important fish species. Credit: Sophie Webb/NOAA NCCOS-supported researchers investigated the physiological tolerance of tropical ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Suitable Habitat for Pacific Halibut Predicted to ...

Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Credit: National Park Service. A study by NCCOS-funded researchers predicts that under a business-as-usual carbon dioxide emissions scenario, suitable habitat for Pacific ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Alaska, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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

NOAA has awarded $967,505 of an anticipated four-year, $4.2 million project to support research on multi-stressor impacts on marine ecosystems under climate change. The newly funded project, led by Oregon ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@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 (CHRP). This funding opportunity seeks to ...
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Funding, Hypoxia, Other Topics, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, kimberly.puglise@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

Study Finds Community Structure of Mesophotic Cora...

NCCOS-supported researchers documented that mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) at depths of 50 and 70 m in southwest Puerto Rico experienced significant interannual changes in community composition, demonstrating that caution should ...
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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

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A comprehensive investigation of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Although the existence of coral-reef habitats at depths to 165 m in tropical regions has been known for decades, the richness, diversity, and ecological importance of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has only recently become widely acknowledged. During an interdisciplinary effort ...
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A new encrusting deep-water coral reef alga, Peyssonnelia incomposita (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta), from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

A new Peyssonnelia species is described from deep-water habitats in Puerto Rico as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands. Peyssonnelia incomposita is distinctive when living due its background orange coloration with highly contrasting bright yellow highlights. Internally the thallus is ...
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A new species of Atergopedia (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Novocriniidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic reef

Coordinated research efforts in mesophotic coral reefs are only a decade old, but have already produced exciting findings in ecology, physiology, geomorphology, population genetics, biodiversity, and taxonomy. In this taxonomic contribution, we describe both sexes of a new copepod species ...
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A new species of Longipedia Claus, 1863 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Longipediidae) from Caribbean mesophotic reefs with remarks on the phylogenetic affinities of Polyarthra

Mesophotic coral reefs are largely unexplored nearshore habitats. We present illustrations of both sexes of a new copepod species of the family Longipediidae Sars, 1903 collected via scuba-diving with tri-mix rebreathers from mesophotic coral reefs in Puerto Rico as an ...
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Archeolourinia shermani, a new genus and species of Louriniidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from a Caribbean mesophotic zone

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are found on the insular and continental slopes of Caribbean islands and comprise mainly scleractinian corals, sponges and macroalgae. These species provide habitat for a highly diverse and specialized crustacean fauna. A new genus and species ...
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Azooxanthellate? Most Hawaiian black corals contain Symbiodinium

The ecological success of shallow-water reef-building corals (Hexacorallia: Scleractinia) is framed by their intimate endosymbiosis with photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae). In contrast, the closely related black corals (Hexacorallia: Anthipatharia) are described as azooxanthellate (lacking Symbiodinium), a trait ...
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Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge ecosystem habitats in the region of the Tortugas Ecological Reserves from ROV Dives during 2013 and 2014 R/V Walton Smith cruises

This report resulted from our ROV surveys to characterize the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Tortugas as part of a research grant funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research ...
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Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge habitats and fish assemblages in the regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015

This report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Tortugas. This research is part of a grant funded by the NOAA National ...
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Characterization of the mesophotic benthic habitat and fish assemblages from ROV dives on Pulley Ridge and Tortugas during 2012 and 2013 R/V Walton Smith cruises

Two research cruises were conducted in 2012 and 2013 to the region of Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas to study and survey the mesophotic reef communities and fish populations. The University of Miami’s R/V Walton Smith Cruise No. WS1213 was ...
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Characterization of the Mesophotic Benthic Habitat and Fish Assemblages from ROV Dives on Pulley Ridge and Tortugas during 2014 R/V Walton Smith Cruise

Three research cruises were conducted in 2012, 2013 and 2014 to the region of Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas to study and survey the mesophotic reef communities and fish populations. Pulley Ridge is the deepest known photosynthetic coral reef in ...
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CHRP

The Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP) is a competitive research program focused on advancing the understanding, detection, prediction, control, mitigation, and response to hypoxia events in our Nation’s oceans, estuaries, ...
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CHRP, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, Waterbodies

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