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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Hypoxia in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Biogeochemical Dynamics, Watershed Inputs, and Climate Change

CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Green Bay, Hypoxia, hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin
Hypoxia conditions have plagued the lower part of Lake Michigan’s Green Bay and the Fox River for decades. We know nutrients are contributing to the ...
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Hypoxia Response to Nutrient Management in Narragansett Bay

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Atlantic Ocean, CHRP, eutrophication, Forecasting, Hypoxia, hypoxia, Narragansett Bay, Other Topics, Rhode Island, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are developing observational and modeling tools and analyses to help management agencies in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island assess the efficacy of nutrient management controls ...
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Hypoxia’s Effects on the Shrimp Fishery in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
Our research is the first to investigate hypoxia’s effects on the harvest and economic dynamics of a Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery. By linking hypoxia ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 conducted biological and ecological assessments of invasive lionfish to determine their impact on reef habitats and economies of the Atlantic. Our work included interpreting ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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