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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 ...

Forecasting Chesapeake Bay Fishery Resources

Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, striped bass, Waterbodies

We are developing a model to forecast striped bass recruitment in the Chesapeake Bay and are partnering with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service to incorporate ...

Forecasting the Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions for Hypoxia in Lake Erie

elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In recent years, the central basin of Lake Erie has experienced low-oxygen conditions, despite measures taken by surrounding states and provinces to reduce nutrient inputs ...

Forecasting the Spread and Bioeconomic Impacts of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Illinois, Invasive Species, Marine Spatial Ecology, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

We are developing predictions of the arrival and economic impact of non-native aquatic invasive species to better respond to current invasions and prevent future invasions ...

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 ...

Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific

California, climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, ecological forecasting, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, fisheries, Oregon, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Northeast Pacific fisheries of salmon, halibut, cod, perch, walleye pollock, rockfish and king crab are the largest U.S. commercial fisheries. From 1996 to 2008, NCCOS ...

Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northwest Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, fishing, georges bank, Gulf of Maine, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Georges Bank, located off Cape Cod has long supported important commercial fisheries. From 1996 to 2008, NCCOS partnered with the National Science Foundation supporting the ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Program: An Assessment and Characterization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) within the Great Lakes Basin

Great Lakes, michael.edwards@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

NOAA's Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986. These monitoring efforts now include contaminants of emerging concern, such ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Sites Land-use Characterization and Assessment

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, michael.edwards@noaa.gov, Michigan, Minnesota, mussel watch, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, watershed pollution

Land use is an important parameter in the assessment of coastal waters, as land-based activities and land-based pollution affect the quality of downstream environments. Land ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Supports the President’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contaminant, Great Lakes, Indiana, kimani.kimbrough@noaa.gov, Michigan, Minnesota, mussel watch, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, quagga mussel, sediment, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, zebra mussel

The President’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative began in 2010 and provided the financial support for the Great Lakes Mussel Watch, one of several projects of ...

Guidance for the Successful Use of Living Shorelines

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, erosion, living shorelines, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, U.S. States and Territories

Living shorelines are an increasingly popular shoreline stabilization strategy because they protect against shoreline erosion while also providing habitat and enhancing water quality. The widespread ...

Habitat Digitizer Extension

American Samoa, arcgis, Guam, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories

The Habitat Digitizer Extension is a GIS tool that was developed to delineate features by visually interpreting georeferenced images and also to select attributes using ...

Habitat Mapping of Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow-water (< 40 meters) areas in and around Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve ...

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 ...

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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