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Aquaculture Spatial Planning in Florida: A Pilot Study to Assess Potential Offshore Aquaculture Zones along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Assessing Human Use, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, james.morris@noaa.gov, ken.riley@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, , U.S. States and Territories

The increasing demand for American-grown seafood and improved technology to farm in the open ocean provides an opportunity for domestic aquaculture expansion, increased protein production, ...

AquaSpace – An Ecosystem Approach to Making Space for Sustainable Aquaculture

aquaculture, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Aquaculture is a large and growing segment of seafood production because capture fisheries production continues to decline. A major challenge to the expansion of marine ...

Are Growth and Toxicity of the Dinoflagellate Alexandrium Controlled by Grazer-induced Defense?

Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, ECOHAB, grazing, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, zooplankton

Blooms of Alexandrium fundyense result in economic losses to fisheries, aquaculture, and pose public health risks. Typically, A. fundyense growth and toxicity are seen as ...

Are Marine Protected Areas Working in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine protected areas, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, USVI, Waterbodies

We used a decade of underwater monitoring data to evaluate the effectiveness of no-take and partial-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) located in the U.S. Virgin ...

Assessing Biogeography, Conditions, and Marine Protected Area Efficacy in the Dry Tortugas

chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In 2001, state and federal agencies established the Tortugas Ecological Reserve to protect extensive unspoiled shallow-water coral reefs that support a wide variety of marine ...

Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Sites Restored through Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Carbon Sequestration, 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

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is a global initiative to quantify and award carbon credits for restoration and conservation of blue carbon ...

Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, , U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, uzma.aslam@noaa.gov, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

Coral Bay, St. John, USVI, after Hurricane Irma, September 25, 2017. Credit: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Brock/FOUO (via FEMA Historic Disasters). Communities in ...

Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in the Baltimore, Maryland, Metro Area

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Maryland, seann.regan@noaa.gov, , U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

High tide flooding in the inner harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland, December, 12, 2023. Credit: https://mycoast.org/ Coastal communities in the United States are forced to ...

Assessing Coral Bleaching in Four U.S. Caribbean Managed Areas

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral bleaching, coral monitoring, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

In 2005, high sea temperatures caused coral bleaching in the Caribbean. The goals of this this project were to characterize the spatial extent of coral ...

Assessing Futiga Dump Site Impacts on Fagatele Bay in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

American Samoa, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov, contaminants, coral reef, coral reef conservation, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, National Marine Sanctuary, pollution, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality

We will determine the potential impacts of the Futiga dump site and landfill on the coral reef ecosystem resources of the Fagatele Bay unit of ...

Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, corals, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation

Coral reefs are diverse, productive, and economically valuable ecosystem, but are threatened by a variety of stressors in including land based sources of pollution, such ...

Assessing Multi-species Habitat Use and Connectivity of Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine

Atlantic Ocean, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, Massachusetts, MPAs, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are evaluating how highly migratory and protected species, including cetaceans, fishes, pinnipeds, seabirds, and turtles, are using a network of state and federal marine ...

Assessing Nature Based Solutions to Mitigate Flood Impacts and Enhance Resilience

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This research project will connect the National Water Model with coastal models to predict the performance of nature based solutions for reducing the flooding impacts ...

Assessing Ocean Acidification as a Driver for Enhanced Metals Uptake by Blue Mussels

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Gulf of Maine, New Hampshire, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Ocean acidification, resulting from changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, will impact how a variety of chemicals, including metals, behave in the environment. This could ...

Assessing Social Values Relative to Offshore Wind Energy Areas in North & South Carolina

Assessing Human Use, Atlantic Ocean, chris.ellis@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, Offshore Wind, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, , South Carolina, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM’s) Office of Renewable Energy Programs oversees development of offshore renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) ...

Assessing Social Values Relative to Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico

Assessing Human Use, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, , Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is in the process of auctioning wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico. To inform this process and ...

Assessing Societal Impacts of Harmful Macroalgae Blooms in the Caribbean

Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, macroalgae, Other Topics, PCMHAB, Puerto Rico, Sargassum, , Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We will examine how Sargassum seaweed blooms and their mitigation in the Caribbean affect multiple dimensions of social resilience, including economic impacts, human well-being, local ...

Assessing the Ecological Function of Shipwrecks, Artificial Reefs and Rocky Reefs on the Southeastern U.S. Continental Shelf

artificial habitat, artificial reef, Atlantic Ocean, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological function, fish habitat, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, reef fish, Regional Ecosystem Science, rocky reef, shipwreck, southeast shelf, southeastern US continental shelf, U.S. States and Territories

Increased calls for enhancing ocean habitats through artificial reefs and proposals for increasing offshore energy development require science to understand the impact and habitat value ...

Assessing the Geographic Variability in Vulnerability to Climate Change and Coastal Risks in Los Angeles County

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, California, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, seann.regan@noaa.gov, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate effects, such as sea level rise and coastal erosion. To address these and other changing coastal risks in ...

Assessing the Social and Cultural Importance of Subsistence Salmon in Alaska in the Context of the Natural Resource Damages Assessment Process

Alaska, Assessing Human Use, damage assessments, fisheries, Marine Spatial Ecology, nrda, oil spill, ruth.kelty@noaa.gov, salmon, , U.S. States and Territories

We are developing and validating a survey to measure the social and cultural importance of subsistence salmon harvest and use in Alaska. In the event ...

Assessing the Threat of Hypoxia to Coral Reefs

We are examining the impact of low-oxygen (hypoxia) stress on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are in decline, and human-assisted restoration is actively trying to ...

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