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Assessing the Threat of Hypoxia to Coral Reefs

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Coral, coral, coral reef, Florida, Florida Keys, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Habitat, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Restoration, restoration, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies
We are examining the impact of low-oxygen (hypoxia) stress on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are in decline, and human-assisted restoration is actively trying to ...
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Causes and Consequences of Hypoxic Events in Low-inflow Estuaries in Southern California

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, CHRP, Hypoxia, hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are investigating the processes that lead to hypoxia in Southern California’s lagoons, and identifying its ecological impacts. These small estuaries, which have tidal inlets ...
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How Will Changing Temperature and Oxygen Conditions in the California Current System Influence Important Fish and Shellfish Species?

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, California Current System, CHRP, climate change, Coastal Change, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, ocean acidification, Oregon, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, temperature, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington
We are supporting the application of coastal ocean models to determine the vulnerability of important species to changing temperature and oxygen in the California Current ...
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Hypoxia Response to Nutrient Management in Narragansett Bay

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Atlantic Ocean, CHRP, eutrophication, Forecasting, Hypoxia, hypoxia, Narragansett Bay, Other Topics, Rhode Island, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are developing observational and modeling tools and analyses to help management agencies in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island assess the efficacy of nutrient management controls ...
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Operational Gulf of America Hypoxia Monitoring

david.scheurer@noaa.gov, dead zone, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, hypoxia, Louisiana, monitoring, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) hypoxia monitoring cruise is an annual shelf-wide survey of the Gulf's hypoxic area (i.e., “dead zone”) and ...
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Tracking the Extent and Effect of Hypoxia on Commercial Fisheries off the Pacific Northwest

CHRP, dungeness crab, fisheries, Hypoxia, hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Oregon, Other Topics, Sensor Development, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington
Low oxygen or hypoxic zones have increased in the Pacific Northwest. We are working with Dungeness crab fishermen in Oregon to deploy dissolved oxygen sensors ...
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Transitioning to Operations NOAA Supported Statistical Hypoxia Models and Forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Forecasting, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico, HABHRCA, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Louisiana, Maryland, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies
The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) mandates the development of scientific tools for natural resource managers to address hypoxia in ...
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