Projects Explorer
The NCCOS Project Explorer provides a snapshot of our official, discrete lines of research.
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A 2015 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Chesapeake Bay and Charleston Harbor
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2015–2016 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Maine
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2017 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Mexico
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2018 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Southern California Bight
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2019 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Pacific Northwest
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2020 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Southeast Atlantic
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2021 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Mid-Atlantic
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2022 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Great Lakes
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2023 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Mexico
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2024 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Pacific West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii
The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986 and in recent decades has expanded its monitoring to include ...
A 2025 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the U.S. Coastal Northeast
Since 1986, NOAA's Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation's coastal waters for chemical contaminants and biological indicators of water quality. The program has evolved ...
A Baseline Chemical Contaminants Study of Marine Sediments in Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon, American Samoa
We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine sediments of Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon in American Samoa. Currently, ...
A Chemical Contaminant Characterization of Waters Surrounding Cocos Island, Guam, using Polyethylene Devices
We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine waters surrounding Cocos Island, Guam. Previous NCCOS studies identified ...
A Cost-benefit Analysis of Green-gray Infrastructure for Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Pacific Northwest, Incorporating Externalities and Ecosystem Co-benefits
We are evaluating the tradeoffs between gray and green infrastructure approaches for flood risk reduction by applying a cost-benefit analysis framework to two estuaries in ...
A Geospatial Assessment of U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat in Relation to Offshore Sand Features
Offshore sand resources, e.g., sand shoals, are increasingly being used for beach renourishment, barrier island restoration, and other uses to enhance resiliency of shorelines. However, ...
A Global Review of Protected Species Interactions with Marine Aquaculture
As marine aquaculture expands to the open ocean in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, there is increased concern about how protected species may be ...
A Management Tool to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Along with our partners, we developed a geographic information system (GIS) tool to help coastal managers work toward reducing the bycatch of sea turtles in ...
A Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
We conducted a biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the second largest marine protected area in the world. The effort was the most comprehensive ...
A Mechanism Based Intervention for Brevetoxin Induced Oxidative Stress
The Florida manatee inhabits environments in which blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, frequently occur. K. brevis produces brevetoxins, that result in fish kills, ...
A Multidisciplinary, Integrative Approach to Valuing Ecosystem Services from Natural Infrastructure
We are estimating the economic value from natural and nature-based infrastructure investments to stabilize coastline. Using hazard risks along the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast, we ...
A Novel Approach to Combat Nuisance Flooding at Battleship Park, North Carolina
In response to repeated nuisance flooding events that have impacted operations and visitor access at the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Park, NCCOS scientists are supporting park ...
