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Projects Explorer

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Epileptic Disease Origins in the California Sea Lion

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
The womb is normally viewed as a protective environment. Sometimes drugs or toxicants can harm the fetus, even without apparent effects on the mother. A ...
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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 ...
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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, 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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Estimating the Economic Burden of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Pacific Northwest Aquaculture

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Ecosystem Services Valuation, john.jacobs@noaa.gov, Pathogens, Social Science, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington
Illnesses caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus are an economic burden to the oyster industry. We’re estimating the economic burden in the oyster production chain in Washington ...
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Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization – Assessment of the “Living Shoreline” Approach

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, coastal erosion, coastal habitat, living shoreline, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, shoreline stabilization, U.S. States and Territories
We are assessing the use of various shoreline stabilization approaches. We are focusing on: 1) the impact different methods of shoreline stabilization have on ecosystem ...
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Estuarine Species Database for the NOAA Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, California, Chesapeake Bay, Connecticut, david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, estuarine, Florida, Georgia, Great Lakes, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), john.christensen@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Maine, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies
We developed a database on the distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 153 species in 122 estuaries in support of the Estuarine Living ...
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Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Patuxent River

aquaculture, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, eutrophication, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, shellfish, 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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Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Potomac River Estuary

aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, eutrophication, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, Waterbodies
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, which can lead to depletion of dissolved oxygen ...
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Evaluating Changes in Health and Well-being in Communities Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Alabama, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, deepwater horizon, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Louisiana, Mississippi, oil spill, social indicators, Social Science, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are exploring how environmental changes that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster of 2010 are affecting human health and well-being in neighboring coastal ...
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Evaluating Longevity and Benefits of Natural Infrastructure that Reduces Coastal Flooding Impacts

Assessing Human Use, California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sea Level Rise, Social Science, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are modeling the long-term protective benefits of beach and dune designs in North-Central California, and quantifying the recreation benefits provided by the natural beach ...
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Evaluating Risk of Tidal Marsh Inundation and Monetizing Services to Prioritize Management Actions

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Delaware, Delaware Bay, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Georgia, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, Social Science, social science, South Carolina, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are identifying the coastal wetlands in Georgia, South Carolina, and Delaware Bay that are most vulnerable to sea-level rise and quantifying the value of ...
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Evaluating Socioeconomic Indicators of Coastal Communities for Increased Understanding of Aquaculture Siting

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Assessing Human Use, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Marine Spatial Ecology, Social Science, Waterbodies
The project team will analyze socioeconomic data in and around working waterfronts in the Gulf of Mexico along with common natural coastal hazards to define ...
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Evaluating the Beneficial Use of Sediment in a Microtidal Salt Marsh

Carbon Sequestration, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, Habitat Mapping, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Molly.Bost@noaa.gog, Restoration, Sea Level Rise
Salt marshes are rapidly deteriorating due to sea-level rise. The Deal Island beneficial use project, implemented in 2024, demonstrates one potential strategy for increasing the ...
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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 ...
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Island Restoration and Enhancement for Coastal Protection

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
We are assessing how the effort to restore the footprint of Swan Island in Chesapeake Bay with dunes and dredged sediments is affecting ecosystems that ...
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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 America (formerly 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 Coral Reef Restoration Success at Mission: Iconic Reefs Using Photogrammetry

Coastal Change, Coral, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories
Mission: Iconic Reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is the largest coral restoration project in the U.S. to date. NCCOS is working ...
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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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Evidence on the Use of Built Structures for Coral Reef-Related Applications

Atlantic Ocean, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov
Amidst global declines in coral reefs, restoration practitioners and managers are increasingly considering incorporating built structures in restoration. However, information on how built structures have ...
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Examining Coastal Impacts of Caloosahatchee River Discharge — Ecosystem Health and HAB Dynamics on Kimberly’s Reef

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality, Waterbodies
With the installation of a new artificial reef off of southwest Florida (Kimberly’s Reef), we are taking advantage of the unique opportunity to study changes ...
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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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