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The NCCOS Project Explorer provides a snapshot of our official, discrete lines of research.
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Estimating Economic Losses and Impacts of Florida Red Tide

Ecosystem Services Valuation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Social Science, 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 ...
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Evaluating the Performance of Nature-Based Solutions

Atlantic Ocean, brandon.puckett@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Great Lakes, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, National Mussel Watch, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Pacific Ocean, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Water Quality
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Florida Regional Ecosystem Stressors Collaborative Assessment (FRESCA)

Atlantic Ocean, climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, harmful algal blooms, Hypoxia, hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, ocean acidification, Ocean Acidification, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Sargassum, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality, Waterbodies
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 ...
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Genomics of HAB Dinoflagellates: Identification of Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Blooms

Florida, genomics, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Forecasting

California, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Great Lakes, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Harmful Algal Blooms Event Response: Responding to Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Outbreaks in Alaska

Alaska, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We helped Alaska state regulators, the shellfish industry, and community leaders initiate routine, rapid screening of noncommercial shellfish in southeast Alaska for paralytic shellfish poisoning ...
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Harmful Algal Blooms, Acidification and Climate Change in the Salish Sea

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington
This project investigates the interactive effects of acidification, warming, and nutrients on three economically important harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in the Salish Sea. Spanning ...
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Harmonizing Methods to Determine Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins for Improved Shellfish Safety

California, French Polynesia, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Washington
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Dinophysis can cause severe gastrointestinal illness in humans. Dinophysis harmful algal blooms cause the closure of ...
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Histological Techniques for Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Crustaceans

Chesapeake Bay, crabs, crestaceans, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, histology, jay.lewis@noaa.gov, mollusks, oysters, perkinsus, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies
To best manage marine resources such as bivalve mollusks (i.e., clams, oysters) and crustaceans (i.e., crabs), scientists must have access to the tools needed to ...
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How will Climate Change Affect Harmful Algal Species from Delaware’s Inland Bays?

Chesapeake Bay, climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Delaware, ECOHAB, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Heterosigma, Karlodinium, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are supporting research that will determine how future increases in temperature and ocean acidity will affect harmful algal bloom species (HABs) and their grazers ...
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