Projects Archive - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Emerging Algal Toxins in the California Current System: Responding to Known Threats, Preparing for the Future

Alexandrium, California, California Current System, cyanobacteria, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, microcystins, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

Surveys in California have highlighted the occurrence of HAB toxins in estuarine waters and shellfish, but there is concern that current monitoring approaches under-report the ...

Employing a Novel Molecular Toolbox for Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Toxic Pseudo-nitzschia Species

Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Maine, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The diatom Pseudo-nitzschia produces the neurotoxin domoic acid, which can impact both humans and marine wildlife when consumed. This project seeks to build and implement ...

Establishing the Sources of Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Great Lakes

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Although phosphorus typically limits the growth of freshwater phytoplankton populations, little is known about how the common toxic alga Microcystis aeruginosa responds to variations in ...

Estimating Economic Losses and Impacts of Florida Red Tide

Ecosystem Services Valuation, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Other Topics, , Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project, funded by NCCOS through the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, will examine the economic impacts of Karenia brevis events across 80 ...

Evaluating the Effects of Nitrogen Form and Concentration on Toxin Phenotypes of Microcystis

felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

Recurring cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) dominated by Microcystis in the western basin of Lake Erie, and increasingly in water bodies worldwide, produce the toxin ...

Evaluating the Performance of Nature-Based Solutions

We are evaluating the performance of nature-based solutions that incorporate a range of coastal habitat types. We will examine project sites five or more years ...

Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies for Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery

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

We will assess the potential economic benefits of mitigation strategies for harmful algal blooms in the Dungeness crab fishery along the U.S. West Coast. Why ...

Expanding ISSC Validated Options for Monitoring Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison Toxins

Atlantic Ocean, dinophysis, DSP, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, ISSC, Maine, Other Topics, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In the U.S., the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establish methods of toxin analysis to regulate shellfish, and ...

Expanding the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Program for Monitoring of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning and Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning

Alaska, domoic acid, DSP, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, MERHAB, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project expands existing harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring conducted by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Laboratory (STAERL) to include testing shellfish for ...

Expansion of Anatoxin-a Monitoring Methods for Harmful Algal Blooms to Include New and Additional Congeners

Canada, Foreign Countries, Great Lakes, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Michigan, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will improve monitoring and response to harmful blooms of cyanobacteria by expanding the utility of an existing analytical method for detecting members of ...

Fast Tool to Detect Toxic Shellfish

Alaska, California, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, wayne.r.litaker@noaa.gov

The marine food source and livelihood of tribes and communities along the Pacific coast are threatened by Pseudo-nitzschia blooms that produce domoic acid, a potent ...

Florida Regional Ecosystem Stressors Collaborative Assessment (FRESCA)

We are investigating the current and future impacts of five key stressors–ocean acidification, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, warming, and eutrophication–on South Florida’s coastal ecosystems. Results ...

Genomics of HAB Dinoflagellates: Identification of Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Blooms

Florida, genomics, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, Other Topics, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are working to identify key genes and processes encoded in the dinoflagellate genome that are responsible for regulating the growth, maintenance, and termination of ...

HAB Toxin Accumulation, Exposure Risks, and Impacts in Alaskan Arctic Marine Subsistence Resources

Alaska, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Toxins produced by recurrent and intense marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) are threatening the nutritional, cultural, and economic well-being of coastal communities throughout western and ...

HABON-NE, An Adaptive Observing Network for Real-Time, In Situ HAB Monitoring and Data Sharing Across New England

Alexandrium, Atlantic Ocean, domoic acid, Forecasting, Gulf of Maine, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Massachusetts, MERHAB, New Hampshire, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

New England coastal waters have long been impacted by Alexandrium, a species that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. Other species have recently emerged in the Gulf ...

HABs in the Kodiak Archipelago: HAB Monitoring and Toxin Testing to Support Community Subsistence Harvesting and Forecast Model Development

Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The project will enhance an existing HAB monitoring framework built by the Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) and Alaska Sea Grant (ASG) with rapid toxin ...

Hand-held Sensor for Domoic Acid Poisoning of Marine Mammals

Atlantic Ocean, California, Florida, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, jennifer.maucher@noaa.gov, Maine, Pacific Ocean, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

The algal toxin domoic acid (DA) poisons hundreds of marine mammals each year. Presently, first responders do not have access to sensors capable of rapidly ...

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Forecasting

California, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Great Lakes, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, Maryland, michelle.tomlinson@noaa.gov, Ohio, richard.stumpf@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

Our offshore HAB forecasts notify coastal managers before blooms reach the coast. Our forecasts identify harmful blooms, location, size and trajectory. Our early warnings provide ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Community Technology Accelerator

California, database, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, machine learning, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, PCMHAB, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The project team will establish a California regional hub for harmful algal bloom data, technology, and knowledge transfer, and then expand or export these technological ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection Instrument Validation and Transition to State Monitoring Program

Gulf of Maine, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are improving detection of species of the toxin-producing alga Alexandrium in the field by producing highly portable, efficient, and effective biosensors. Alexandrium can be ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response: Helping New York Sustain Algal Toxin Monitoring of Shellfish to Ensure Seafood Safety

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Emergency funds from NCCOS allowed New York to monitor algal toxins during a bloom event that coincided with a state spending freeze. Shellfish consumers and ...

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