Projects Archive - Page 15 of 56 - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Identifying Potential Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Waterbodies

NCCOS and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have partnered to create a spatial suitability model that identifies optimum locations for offshore Wind Energy Areas ...

Identifying Priority Locations and Partnerships for the Recovery of Endangered Species Act Corals in the Indo-Pacific Region

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, sarah.hile@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We are developing a spatial framework and online application to identify priority locations to promote the recovery of Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed corals and their ...

Impact Assessments and Management Strategies for Invasive Lionfish in the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Invasive Species, james.morris@noaa.gov, lionfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We are conducting biological and ecological assessments of invasive lionfish to determine their impact on reef habitats and economies of the Atlantic. Our work includes ...

Impacts of Hypoxia on Fish and Fisheries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Hypoxia, hypoxia, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

To protect fisheries and support ecosystem-based resource management in the northern Gulf of Mexico, we are developing modeling tools that will evaluate and simulate how ...

Implementation of an Operational Model for Prediction of Alexandrium fundyense Blooms in the Gulf of Maine

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, PSP, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Earlier NOAA-funded research developed models to predict blooms of toxic Alexandrium fundyense. Toxins accumulate in shellfish, causing illness in human consumers, so states must monitor ...

Implementing Karenia brevis Respiratory Risk Forecast System in the Gulf of Mexico

Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will establish a network that incorporates state monitoring partners and citizen scientists to show that the HABscope-based forecast system can provide robust, timely ...

Implementing the Karenia “Tricorder” to Improve Red Tide Monitoring and Management in the Gulf of Mexico

brevetoxins, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, Karenia brevis, Other Topics, shellfish poisoning, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis blooms annually in the Gulf of Mexico and negatively impacts human and ecosystem health through production of brevetoxins. A rapid, ...

Improving Accessibility and Preservation of NCCOS’s Geospatial Data

Atlantic Ocean, charles.menza@noaa.gov, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, jessica.morgan@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, Seagrasses, Waterbodies

We are improving how NCCOS stores, preserves, and delivers its geospatial data by formalizing connections between NCCOS and NOAA data centers, creating a new geoportal ...

Improving Application of Marsh Predictions under Sea Level Rise

christine.addison@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Restoration, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

Coastal marshes support communities and economies by providing protection from storm surge and habitat for valuable species and recreation. To preserve these benefits, managers need ...

Improving Methods and Identifying Best Practices for Defining and Delineating Low-relief Hardbottom Essential Fish Habitat in Wind Energy Areas: A Case Study in Carolina Long Bay

chris.taylor@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, Offshore Wind, U.S. States and Territories

We are studying the underwater hardbottom habitats in Carolina Long Bay, a wind energy area off the coasts of North and South Carolina currently under ...

Improving Predictions of Contaminants of Emerging Concern Found in Watersheds Using Proximate Demographic and Land Use Patterns

We are building models to assess relationships between chemical contamination in the environment and human activity. By evaluating variables such as land use, population density, ...

Improving Species Distribution and Seafloor Maps to Support Washington State Marine Planning

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, pinniped, seabird, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Our work provided the state of Washington and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary with new information to prioritize seafloor mapping, and to better understand ...

Improving the Gulf of Maine HAB Forecast with Environmental Sample Processors

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Massachusetts, MERHAB, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Toxic algal blooms pose a serious health risk and often disrupt valuable regional shellfisheries. Eating seafood tainted with algal toxins can sicken or even kill ...

Improving Tools for Monitoring Multiple HAB Toxins at the Land-Sea Interface in Coastal California

California, cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, microcystins, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The impacts of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) toxins are an emerging public health and environmental issue in brackish and marine ecosystems, yet coastal harmful algal bloom ...

InEvalTool: An Integrative Evaluation Toolkit for Hawaiian Nature-based Solutions

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Hawaii, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, , Sponsored Research

We are co-developing an accessible, replicable way to evaluate the performance of nature-based solutions that accounts for the data and modeling constraints islands face, as ...

Influence of Shoreline Changes on Chesapeake and Delmarva Bay Ecosystems

Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Delaware, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are supporting a large-scale research project to predict how shoreline development interacts with other stresses to change coastal ecosystems and the species that live ...

Informing Adaptation Decisions for Alaska’s Salmon Fisheries

Alaska, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, U.S. States and Territories

We are integrating multiple areas of research on the impacts of ocean acidification (OA) and the influence of “tipping points” (i.e., regime shifts) on Alaska’s ...

Informing Coastal Adaptation and Management through the Coastal Dynamics of Sea Level Rise (iCAM-CDSLR)

Coastal Change, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We will partner with communities to enhance proposals to organizations that can fund innovative nature-based flood mitigation projects along the Gulf Coast. We will provide ...

Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Condition and Stressor Impacts in Submerged Habitats of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, guana tolomato matanzas National estuarine research reserve, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, U.S. States and Territories

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is rich with scenic beauty and economic value, supporting the vast majority of the commercially and recreationally ...

Integrated Ecosystem Modeling of the Causes of Hypoxia

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, dead zone, fisheries, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Hypoxia, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The largest low oxygen (hypoxic) zone affecting the United States is in the northern Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), adjacent to the Mississippi ...

Integrated Marine Protected Area Climate Tools (IMPACT) for Management Adaptation and Planning—Demonstration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, doug.pirhalla@noaa.gov, Florida, Florida Keys, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are studying the effects of weather and climate on South Florida’s coastal ecosystems and developing models to predict corresponding changes in environmental health. We ...

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