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Social Values of Ecosystem Services in Marine Protected Areas for Management Decision-Making

Assessing Human Use, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Georgia, , Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We explored the connections between humans and the places they live, work, and play. Specifically, we looked at how people use, how they value, and ...

Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Regional Ecosystem Study

Alaska, Bering Sea, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Approximately forty percent of total U.S. commercial fishery landings by weight come from the Bering Sea. In response to declining Walleye pollock abundance in the ...

Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI): Exploring Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems off the Southeast U.S.

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

In 2016, NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program started a four-year initiative to study deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems off the Southeast U.S., a ...

Spatial Analysis of Groundfish to Support Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, groundfish, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, spatial analysis, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Coastal planners need accurate and accessible information on marine resources to make good management decisions. We analyzed groundfish trawl surveys to map groundfish abundance and ...

Spatial Bibliography of Deep-water Exploration and Research in Alaska: an Intra-NOAA Collaboration

adrienne.copeland@noaa.gov, david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov, jennifer.le@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science

NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) and NCCOS partnered to create a publicly available spatial bibliography of Alaska's deep marine waters to support ...

Spatial Characterization to Support Development of an Integrated Management Plan for Puerto Rico’s Northeast Marine Corridor

Chesapeake Bay, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, NECNR, Northeast Marine Corridor, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, spatial characterization of northeast marine cooridor, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We synthesized data to support development of an integrated management plan for Puerto Rico’s Northeast Marine Corridor. We used spatial data to characterize the area, ...

Spatial Predictive Modeling of Threatened ESA Corals in the U.S. Atlantic and Caribbean

Coastal Change, coral, Coral, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, modeling, Puerto Rico, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We are using predictive mapping to predict Threatened coral species distributions in the U.S. Atlantic and Caribbean and provide interactive maps of predicted distributions. Outputs ...

Spatial Prioritization Widget: A Tool to Identify Mapping Priorities

Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Spatial Prioritization Widget is a tool to gather mapping priorities from stakeholders in a study area. This customizable tool can be configured to identify ...

Statistical Guidelines for Marine Bird Sampling to Support Offshore Renewable Energy Planning

Atlantic Ocean, Habitat Mapping, jeffery.leirness@noaa.gov, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, sampling design, seabird, surveys, Waterbodies

The purpose of this project is to develop statistical methods for marine bird surveys, to help guide placement of offshore renewable energy facilities, such as ...

Stormwater Runoff in Coastal Watersheds: Predicting Impacts of Development and Climate Change

Alabama, anne.blair@noaa.gov, Assessing Human Use, Coastal Change, Florida, Georgia, hydrology, Mississippi, North Carolina, , South Carolina, stormwater runoff, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, urbanization, watershed

We developed a stormwater runoff modeling system to predict the impacts of development and climate change on stormwater runoff in small coastal watersheds. The model ...

Strengthening Early Warning and Forecasts of Domoic Acid Events in the Pacific Northwest: Using the Environmental Sample Processor to Close the Data Gap

domoic acid, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia that produce domoic acid (DA) are a significant human health threat and extremely costly to coastal communities ...

Supporting Ecosystem Prediction and Environmental Management of Nutrients and Acidification in the California Current System

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, U.S. States and Territories

We are supporting research that will identify areas of the California Current that are susceptible to ocean acidification and low oxygen and how that susceptibility ...

Supporting Equitable Nature-based Solutions for Flood Mitigation

Coastal Change, Hawaii, Natural and Nature-based Features, Pacific Ocean, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

Fishponds, like this one in Kaloko-Honokōhau, Hawaii, are increasingly threatened by sea level rise, strong winds, and large storm waves. Credit: Kimberly Crawford We are ...

Supporting Redesign of Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Park to Reduce Flooding

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, flooding, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, living shoreline, Natural and Nature-based Features, NNBF, North Carolina, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

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 ...

Surface Transportation, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Storms: A Sustainable Path to Increased Resilience

Alabama, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, coastal storms, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Natural and Nature-based Features, NNBF, Other Topics, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, surface transportation, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In collaboration with the Alabama Department of Transportation, we are evaluating the effects of sea level rise on road and ferry access infrastructure in coastal ...

Survey and Impact Assessment of Derelict Fish Traps in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Assessing Human Use, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, randy.clark@noaa.gov, , U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

In the waters surrounding St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, we conducted an assessment of the causes and effects of lost fish traps ...

Synthesis and Integrated Modeling of Long-Term Data Sets to Support Fisheries and Hypoxia Management in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

California, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, fisheries, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, hypoxia, modeling, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We are integrating existing data sets collected in the Northern Gulf of Mexico to study hypoxia impacts on coastal ecosystems and associated fisheries. We are ...

Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Protection

avery.paxton@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features

We are summarizing existing information on how actions working with nature to meet society’s and nature’s needs, called nature-based solutions (NBS), help boost coastal resilience ...

Technical Support for Inception of Florida DEP Coral Reef Nutrient Monitoring Program

benthic habitat, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, coral reef, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, eutrophication, Florida, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Eutrophication is the over-abundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...

Testing Feasibility of Directly Seeding Oyster Reefs Using Marked Larvae as an Alternative to Traditional Method for Seeding Reefs

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Coastal Change, jason.spires@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Stephanie.Westby@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We are testing the feasibility of "direct setting," a new method for seeding oyster reefs. Traditional reef seeding in areas with low natural-recruitment uses hatchery-produced ...

The Coastal Recovery from Storms Tool (CReST): Modeling Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Natural and Managed Beaches and Dunes

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, storm recovery, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are developing a community modeling tool, based on field data, to inform impact and vulnerability assessments of dune and beach recovery following storms under ...

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