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Bioeffects Program Reports: South Atlantic Region

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contaminants, Florida, Georgia, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, marine health, North Carolina, pcbs, pollution, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

The Bioeffects program is a nationwide program of environmental assessment designed to describe the current status of environmental quality in our nation's estuarine and coastal ...

Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary to Support Evaluation of Boundary Alternatives

California, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, randy.clark@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) off the coast of Southern California was designated in 1980. In 2005, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ...

Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago

American Samoa, biogeographic assessment, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, marine planning, marine protected area, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We examined the marine biogeography of the Samoan archipelago in the south central Pacific Ocean, with a focus on regional ocean climate, island connectivity via ...

Biogeographic Assessment to Characterize the Florida Keys Coral Reef Tract Ecosystem

Atlantic Ocean, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are assessing the seafloor composition and the distribution of coral reef fish in the Florida Coral Reef Tract. By pairing the marine resources data ...

Biological Vulnerability to Hypoxia from Climate Warming and Eutrophication in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will provide critical information and predictive tools to coastal managers for understanding how species will respond to changing hypoxia conditions from ongoing and ...

Biscayne Bay PhycoNet

Florida, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Why We Care Biscayne Bay is a coastal embayment in southeast Florida that has experienced rapid human population growth over the last century, resulting in ...

Boundary Options for a Research Area within Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Georgia, gray's reef, grnms, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Coastal Georgia’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary offered potential as the only site designated for scientific research on the continental shelf along the U.S. southeast ...

Can Management Actions on Land Influence Harmful Algal Toxins in the California Current?

California, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Oregon, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

This project will enhance an existing regional coastal model to understand the relative importance of land-based inputs on the frequency and severity of harmful algal ...

Can Meadows of Underwater Grasses Help Mitigate the Harmful Effects of Ocean Acidification on Eastern Oysters?

Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, Waterbodies

Ocean acidification (OA) in the natural environment co-occurs with other stressors, such as temperature and low oxygen, creating complex ecological interactions that are difficult to ...

Can Oyster Aquaculture in the Chesapeake Bay Flourish Under Future Environmental and Economic Conditions?

Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Maryland, Ocean Acidification, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

We are supporting research that will explore how the Eastern oyster will grow and survive under future environmental conditions and determine if there are environmental ...

Capacity Building for Design and Analysis of Fishery-independent Surveys of Reef fishes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, coral reef ecosystems, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, fisheries independent surveys, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, reef fish, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Over 50 species of reef fish are captured by commercial and recreational fishermen in the U.S. Caribbean. Many of these species use reef habitats that ...

Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, Puerto Rico, sarah.hile@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We are monitoring the distribution, abundance, and size of reef fishes and macro-invertebrates and mapping habitats in the Caribbean. The work from this long-term project ...

Caribbean Hotspot of Biodiversity: Ecological Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, U.S. Virgin Islands

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Regional Ecosystem Science, salt river, sari, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We gathered a time series of aerial photographs, mapped coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses, and summarized previous ecological studies into a descriptive report for use ...

Causes and Consequences of Cell Death in the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense

Atlantic Ocean, Forecasting, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Numerous studies have increased understanding of processes that lead to algal bloom initiation, growth, and transport but little is known about the causes of bloom ...

Causes and Consequences of Hypoxic Events in Low-inflow Estuaries in Southern California

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, CHRP, Hypoxia, hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating the processes that lead to hypoxia in Southern California’s lagoons, and identifying its ecological impacts. These small estuaries, which have tidal inlets ...

Changes to Non-market Values Associated with Changes in Natural Resource Attributes for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

climate change, deep coral, Ecosystem Services Valuation, ecosystem value, laurie.bauer@noaa.gov, marine mammals, marine sancuary, Marine Spatial Ecology, natural resource mnon-market value, Non-market Values, olympic coast national marine sanctuary, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, seabirds, , socioeconomic analysis, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

The coast of Washington is home to diverse marine and intertidal communities valued for their aesthetic and recreational benefits. Our work improved understanding about how ...

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