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Using Passive Sampler Technology (Silicone Bands) to Detect Organic Contaminants in Coastal Waters around Charleston, South Carolina

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
We have teamed with Charleston Waterkeepers to evaluate how effective passive sampler technology (silicone bands) is at detecting organic contaminants in local waterways. Silicone band ...
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Using Satellite Imagery to Assess Impacts of Land-based Pollution on Nearshore Coral Reefs in the U.S. Caribbean

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies
Rainwater runoff from coastal watersheds, especially during flood events, transports sediment and other pollutants into estuaries and nearshore marine environments that often have negative effects ...
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Using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Machine Learning, and Polarimetric Imaging to Develop a System for Enhanced Marine Debris Detection and Removal

Coastal Change, Hawaii, machine learning, marine debris, marine debris detection, marine debris geolocation, marine debris heat maps, Oregon, Polarimetric Imaging, Restoration, Texas, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories
Marine debris injures and kills marine life, interferes with navigation safety, and poses a threat to human health. We are investigating and codifying a process ...
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Validating the Technique for Identifying Paralytic Shellfish Toxins

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a world-wide, sometimes fatal seafood poisoning caused by potent algal neurotoxins that accumulate in shellfish. Most nations have certified shellfish ...
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Validation of a Triplex Test for Saxitoxin, Domoic Acid, and Okadaic Acid Measured in Shellfish Tissue from New England and the Pacific Northwest

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, harmful algal blooms, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, shellfish poisoning, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies
We will evaluate an assay that simultaneously detects paralytic shellfish poisoning, amnesic shellfish poisoning, and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in mussels.  Why We Care Shellfish ...
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Validation of Rapid Lab-based Brevetoxin Aptamer Assay Prototypes in Support of Florida’s Shellfish Industry

Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation
Florida’s red tide, a harmful algal bloom caused by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, produces brevetoxins that can accumulate in shellfish and lead to neurotoxic shellfish ...
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Value of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

domoic acid, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, PCMHAB, PNW HAB Bulletin, pseudo-nitzschia, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies
We will estimate the economic benefits of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin, using a methodology that quantifies the value of information. Why We ...
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Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early Warning System for HABs in Puget Sound

aquaculture, domoic acid, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, monitoring, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, PCMHAB, pseudo-nitzschia, Puget Sound, shellfish, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies
We will estimate the net economic benefits of the harmful algal bloom early warnings provided by SoundToxins and evaluate net economic benefits to recreational shellfish ...
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Vulnerability of Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems to Ocean Acidification

Alaska, aragonite saturation horizon, California, CINMS, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral, deep sea coral, lophelia pertusa, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification, Pacific Ocean, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The high acidity and high dissolved inorganic carbon of the California Current ecosystem make it a natural laboratory to study the effects of ocean acidification ...
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Water and Sediment Quality Assessment at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, National Mussel Watch, North Carolina, pete.key@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused historic flooding in North and South Carolina, potentially affecting coastal environmental quality in the region due to salinity changes and ...
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Water Quality Monitoring to Support Watershed Restoration in Culebra, Puerto Rico

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Caribbean Sea, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are working with partners to conduct nutrient and sedimentation monitoring on and around Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Excess nutrients in coastal waters can result ...
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Weather and Water: Using Data Science to Create Models and Tools to Predict Coastal Impacts

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, doug.pirhalla@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Waterbodies
Understanding and predicting environmental conditions and hazards along our coastlines is important for management, coastal communities and economies. We provide scientific information and tools on ...
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West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmful Algal Blooms, Warming, and Extreme Events

CHRP, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), HABHRCA, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are seeking to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms driving emerging hypoxia and to determine whether climate change is facilitating hypoxia formation on the ...
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Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI)

Coral, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Guam, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI) is a collaborative regional partnership whose mission is to protect and preserve Micronesia’s reefs through scientific research that ...
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Where is all the Brevetoxin in Florida Dolphins?

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
After over 500 bottlenose dolphins washed ashore during a decade of Florida red tides, puzzled scientists measured little to no brevetoxin in them. An unusual ...
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Where is the Fish Food? Chesapeake Bay Mesozooplankton Abundance and Composition

Chesapeake Bay, copepod, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, mesozooplankton, salinity, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, water quality, Waterbodies
The purpose of this project is to collect and document the abundance and composition of Chesapeake Bay mesozooplankton, an important food source for juvenile fish ...
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