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Aquaculture and Eutrophication in Long Island Sound and Great Bay – Piscataqua Estuary

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, New Hampshire, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...
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Aquaculture Mapping Atlas and FARM Model

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Connecticut, Marine Spatial Ecology, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories
We are integrating two tools commonly used to plan for and site aquaculture: the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) Model and the Connecticut Aquaculture Mapping ...
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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas for Federal Waters of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science
The increasing demand for American-grown seafood and improved technology to farm in the open ocean provides incentive for aquaculture expansion. A recent step toward domestic ...
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Aquaculture Spatial Planning in Florida: A Pilot Study to Assess Potential Offshore Aquaculture Zones along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Assessing Human Use, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, james.morris@noaa.gov, ken.riley@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Social Science, U.S. States and Territories
The increasing demand for American-grown seafood and improved technology to farm in the open ocean provides an opportunity for domestic aquaculture expansion, increased protein production, ...
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AquaSpace – An Ecosystem Approach to Making Space for Sustainable Aquaculture

aquaculture, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, Waterbodies
Aquaculture is a large and growing segment of seafood production because capture fisheries production continues to decline. A major challenge to the expansion of marine ...
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Are Growth and Toxicity of the Dinoflagellate Alexandrium Controlled by Grazer-induced Defense?

Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, ECOHAB, grazing, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, zooplankton
Blooms of Alexandrium fundyense result in economic losses to fisheries, aquaculture, and pose public health risks. Typically, A. fundyense growth and toxicity are seen as ...
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Are Marine Protected Areas Working in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine protected areas, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, USVI, Waterbodies
We used a decade of underwater monitoring data to evaluate the effectiveness of no-take and partial-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) located in the U.S. Virgin ...
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Assessing Biogeography, Conditions, and Marine Protected Area Efficacy in the Dry Tortugas

chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
In 2001, state and federal agencies established the Tortugas Ecological Reserve to protect extensive unspoiled shallow-water coral reefs that support a wide variety of marine ...
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Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Sites Restored through Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Carbon Sequestration, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Maryland, Molly.Bost@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
To mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is a global initiative to quantify and award carbon credits for restoration and conservation of blue carbon ...
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Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Social Science, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) experience flooding, storms, and other climate-driven hazards. Impacts from these events are felt differently across the territory due ...
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Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in the Baltimore, Maryland, Metro Area

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Maryland, seann.regan@noaa.gov, Social Science, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Coastal communities in the United States are forced to grapple with flooding, storms, and other hazards, and these challenges are anticipated to intensify as a ...
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Assessing Community Vulnerability to Inland and Coastal Flood Hazard in Maine’s Washington County and Greater East Grand Region

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Maine, Social Science, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Communities in Maine’s Washington County and Greater East Grand Region experience flooding and other climate-driven hazards. Impacts from these events are felt differently across the ...
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Assessing Coral Bleaching in Four U.S. Caribbean Managed Areas

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral bleaching, coral monitoring, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands
In 2005, high sea temperatures caused coral bleaching in the Caribbean. The goals of this this project were to characterize the spatial extent of coral ...
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Assessing Futiga Dump Site Impacts on Fagatele Bay in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

American Samoa, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov, contaminants, coral reef, coral reef conservation, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, National Marine Sanctuary, pollution, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality
We will determine the potential impacts of the Futiga dump site and landfill on the coral reef ecosystem resources of the Fagatele Bay unit of ...
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Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, corals, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation
Coral reefs are diverse, productive, and economically valuable ecosystem, but are threatened by a variety of stressors in including land based sources of pollution, such ...
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Assessing Multi-species Habitat Use and Connectivity of Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine

Atlantic Ocean, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, Massachusetts, MPAs, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
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 ...
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Assessing Nature Based Solutions to Mitigate Flood Impacts and Enhance Resilience

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
This research project will connect the National Water Model with coastal models to predict the performance of nature based solutions for reducing the flooding impacts ...
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Assessing Ocean Acidification as a Driver for Enhanced Metals Uptake by Blue Mussels

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Gulf of Maine, New Hampshire, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Ocean acidification, resulting from changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, will impact how a variety of chemicals, including metals, behave in the environment. This could ...
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Assessing Social Values Relative to Offshore Wind Energy Areas in North & South Carolina

Assessing Human Use, Atlantic Ocean, chris.ellis@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, Offshore Wind, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, Social Science, South Carolina, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM’s) Office of Renewable Energy Programs oversees development of offshore renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) ...
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Assessing Social Values Relative to Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico

Assessing Human Use, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, Social Science, Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is in the process of auctioning wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico. To inform this process and ...
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Assessing Societal Impacts of Harmful Macroalgae Blooms in the Caribbean

Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, macroalgae, Other Topics, PCMHAB, Puerto Rico, Sargassum, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands
We will examine how Sargassum seaweed blooms and their mitigation in the Caribbean affect multiple dimensions of social resilience, including economic impacts, human well-being, local ...
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