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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 ...

Harmful Algal Blooms, Acidification and Climate Change in the Salish Sea

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

This project investigates the interactive effects of acidification, warming, and nutrients on three economically important harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in the Salish Sea. Spanning ...

Harmonizing Methods to Determine Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins for Improved Shellfish Safety

California, French Polynesia, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Washington

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Dinophysis can cause severe gastrointestinal illness in humans. Dinophysis harmful algal blooms cause the closure of ...

Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI)

Coral, coral, coral reef, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Hawaii, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Technology Transfer, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) research cooperative includes county, state, and federal agencies; community-based organizations; and the private sector working together to expand and ...

Histological Techniques for Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Crustaceans

Chesapeake Bay, crabs, crestaceans, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, histology, jay.lewis@noaa.gov, mollusks, oysters, perkinsus, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

To best manage marine resources such as bivalve mollusks (i.e., clams, oysters) and crustaceans (i.e., crabs), scientists must have access to the tools needed to ...

How do Ocean Currents Connect Coral Reefs among Islands in the Mariana Archipelago, and How will Climate Change Affect Them?

climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral, Guam, larval transport, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, matthew.poti@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Coral ecosystems are sustained by young fish and corals born locally, and by those drifting from other reefs on ocean currents. Identifying and protecting sources ...

How Natural and Nature-based Features Could Enhance Coastal Resilience of Urban and Natural Ecosystems in Southwest Florida

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

We will simulate sea level rise and rainfall scenarios to determine how mangroves in southwest Florida will be affected in the future and what protection ...

How to Increase Ecosystem Services of Coastal Beaches and Dunes in the Pacific Northwest through Adaptation Planning

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington

The project team will use long-term monitoring data along the Oregon and Washington coast to evaluate the impact of sea level rise and storms on ...

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 ...

How will Climate Change Affect Harmful Algal Species from Delaware’s Inland Bays?

Chesapeake Bay, climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Delaware, ECOHAB, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Heterosigma, Karlodinium, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are supporting research that will determine how future increases in temperature and ocean acidity will affect harmful algal bloom species (HABs) and their grazers ...

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