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Weather and Water: Using Data Science to Create Models and Tools to Predict Coastal Impacts

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, doug.pirhalla@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Waterbodies
Understanding and predicting environmental conditions and hazards along our coastlines is important for management, coastal communities and economies. We provide scientific information and tools on ...
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West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmful Algal Blooms, Warming, and Extreme Events

CHRP, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), HABHRCA, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are seeking to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms driving emerging hypoxia formation on the nutrient-poor West Florida Shelf. We will also determine how ...
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Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI)

Coral, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Guam, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI) is a collaborative regional partnership whose mission is to protect and preserve Micronesia’s reefs through scientific research that ...
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Where is all the Brevetoxin in Florida Dolphins?

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
After over 500 bottlenose dolphins washed ashore during a decade of Florida red tides, puzzled scientists measured little to no brevetoxin in them. An unusual ...
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Where is the Fish Food? Chesapeake Bay Mesozooplankton Abundance and Composition

Chesapeake Bay, copepod, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, mesozooplankton, salinity, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, water quality, Waterbodies
The purpose of this project is to collect and document the abundance and composition of Chesapeake Bay mesozooplankton, an important food source for juvenile fish ...
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