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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

brittany.king@noaa.gov, 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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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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Explaining Acidification and Nutrient Pollution in Texas Estuaries

Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories
We are supporting research that will define relationships between estuarine acidification and other stressors (i.e., reduced freshwater inflow, low oxygen, and nutrient loading) in Texas ...
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Exploring and Characterizing the Seafloor of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

coral gardens, corals, deepwater corals, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, lophelia pertusa, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, rockfish, seafloor, seafloor mapping, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies
We worked with staff at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) on three mapping related efforts: 1) developed a map of existing data to plan ...
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Exploring Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability to Surface and Subsurface Flooding with Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Strategies in California

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
We will identify the roles of natural and nature-based features and conventional infrastructure in controlling coastal flood hazards in the face of sea level rise ...
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Extending Seafloor Mapping Products to Include Habitats Greater Than 20 m Depths in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

barrier reef, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories
We are providing improved seafloor mapping data products for regions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary deeper than 20 meters. Along with the mapping ...
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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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Fate and Effects of PFOS and PFOA in Saltmarsh Ecosystems

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, paul.pennington@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
We are studying widespread industrial chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that contaminate the environment. While we know PFAS are in rivers, we ...
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Field-based Mesocosms: In Situ Deployments for Assessing Impacts of Chemical Spills in Coastal Areas

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), paul.pennington@noaa.gov, pete.key@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation
We are working to improve our ability to rapidly assess the impacts of oil spills by building on field and laboratory toxicity studies that were ...
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Fighting Climate-Driven Collapse of Marine Species in Coastal Habitats

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories
Historically, red abalone populations in nearshore habitats off the California coast supported a large recreational fishery. Since 2014, Northern California’s red abalone population has declined ...
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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 America (formerly 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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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