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Development of a water clarity index and leading climate indicator for the Great Lakes

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, doug.pirhalla@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, harmful algal bloom, Invasive species, Michigan, stormwater runoff, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, water quality, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

We are developing a water clarity index and climate indicator for the Great Lakes using satellite technology and weather patterns. The water clarity index will ...

Development of Adjusted Digital Elevation Models to Support a Marsh Model Testbed for Retrospective Analysis at Grand Bay, MS, and Plum Island Estuary, MA

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Natural and Nature-based Features, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are developing historical digital elevation models (DEMs) that will help improve predictions of marsh extent under future sea level rise. Land managers can use ...

Development of Environmental Monitoring Guidelines for Marine Aquaculture

aquaculture, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, environmental impacts, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We are assisting coastal managers and aquaculture farm operators with the development of environmental monitoring protocols for marine aquaculture. These protocols are helping coastal managers ...

Development of Satellite-derived Bathymetry and Benthic Habitat Maps to Support Sea Level Rise Studies in the South Pacific

amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, benthic habitat, don.field@noaa.gov, Foreign Countries, greg.piniak@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Kwajalein Atoll, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies

We developed satellite-derived bathymetry and benthic habitat and hydrodynamic roughness maps for Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. These products are supporting ...

Differences in the Toxicity of the Alga Gambierdiscus: Implications for Ciguatera in the Caribbean

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Caribbean Sea, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

The goal of this project is to advance our understanding of toxins produced by different species of the alga Gambierdiscus and how these toxins and ...

DinoSHIELD: A Slow-release Natural Algicide Produced by Shewanella Sp. IRI-160 for Management of Red Tide

algicide, brevetoxins, control, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, Other Topics, PCMHAB, red tide, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We will field test an environmentally neutral method to control harmful algal blooms. Our work will provide managers with information on the applications of a ...

Do Harmful Algal Bloom Migrations Across Carbonate System Gradients Confer a Competitive Advantage?

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will evaluate whether harmful algal bloom (HAB) species may have a competitive advantage over other phytoplankton in response to coastal acidification and climate ...

Dynamic Sea Level Rise Assessments of the Ability of Natural and Nature-based Features to Mitigate Surge and Nuisance Flooding

Alabama, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Louisiana, Mississippi, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, storm surge, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are applying coupled hydrodynamic and marsh models to evaluate the potential for natural and nature-based features to mitigate flood risk under multiple scenarios, and ...

Early Warning for Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning in the Gulf of Maine through Real Time in situ Characterization of Upstream Phytoplankton Blooms

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

This project will help mitigate HAB-related disruptions to highly productive Gulf of Maine shellfisheries with new knowledge, observing technology advances, and enhanced capacity to deliver ...

EcoGIS: Tools for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management

The EcoGIS project was launched to determine how geographic information systems (GIS) technology, marine data, and custom analysis tools could be leveraged to promote fishery ...

ECOHAB: GOMTOX: Dynamics of Alexandrium fundyense Distributions in the Gulf of Maine: An Observational and Modeling Study

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

Extensive shellfish resources in the Gulf of Maine are frequently contaminated with toxins produced by the red tide dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense. Shellfish harvesting must be ...

Ecological Analysis Used to Support New York State’s Offshore Spatial Plan

Atlantic Ocean, charles.menza@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological assessment, geospatial analysis, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine planning, Marine Spatial Ecology, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Offshore Wind, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, wind farm

We collaborated with the state of New York to collect and interpret ecological information needed to plan the location of wind farms and other ocean ...

Ecological Assessment for Kachemak Bay, Alaska: Science Tools to Inform Management

Alaska, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, kris.holderied@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Kachemak Bay, a microcosm representing all of the estuarine and coastal habitats found in the Gulf of Alaska, has shown signs of reduced environmental integrity ...

Ecological Assessment to Support NOAA’s Choptank Complex Habitat Focus Area – Phase I

andrew.leight@noaa.gov, Chesapeake Bay, climate change, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological assessment, john.jacobs@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Maryland, NERRS, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We synthesized biological, chemical, and physical data from six watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay to assess impacts of land use on aquatic ecosystem health. The ...

Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological characterization, Gulf of Maine, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Maine, Marine Spatial Ecology, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Protected Species, Stellwagen Bank National Marine sacntuary, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We provided an ecological and oceanographic profile of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Gulf of Maine region, including analysis of pollution levels. The ...

Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in North Carolina: Maps, Marshes, and Management Applications

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, gis, North Carolina, sea level rise, U.S. States and Territories

We are developing mapping and modeling tools to provide the North Carolina coastal management community the most up to date research on the effect of ...

Ecological Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Flood Protection and Blue Carbon Capture in Pacific Northwest Wetlands

blue carbon, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington

We will evaluate how restored and natural coastal wetlands buffer flooding impacts in Coos Bay (Oregon) and Grays Bay (Washington). Why We Care Increasing flood ...

Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Reefs

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, MCEs, mesophotic, Other Topics, Puerto Rico, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We investigated Puerto Rico’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. They are off the southwestern coast at depths ...

Economic Analysis of Shoreline Treatment Options for the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, coastal communities, economic analysis, Ecosystem Services Valuation, GBNERR, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, New Hampshire, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, sea level rise, shoreline armoring, shoreline management, shoreline protection, , U.S. States and Territories

Coastal communities in New Hampshire are experiencing an increase in significant weather events, such as flooding and erosion, due to sea level rise and climate ...

Economic Valuation of Shoreline Protection by Natural Infrastructure to a Coastal Community

Coastal Change, coastal community, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Jacques Cousteau NERR, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.gorstein@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, New Jersey, shoreline protection, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Natural infrastructure, such as seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and sand dunes can aid in protecting coastal communities. Without these natural defenses, storm surge, erosion, and ...

Ecophysiology and Toxicity of the Toxic Alga Heterosigma akashiwo in Puget Sound: A Living Laboratory Ecosystem Approach

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

We are identifying toxins and environmental factors causing fish-killing blooms by the alga Heterosigma akashiwo in Puget Sound. We develop tools to improve monitoring, early ...

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