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Coastal Resilience Through Actionable Science: Evaluation of Adaptation strategies to Mitigate Surface-subsurface Flooding in Coastal Communities
We are using a coupled groundwater–surface water modeling system to evaluate the site-specific performance of proposed shoreline adaptation actions with sea level rise and storms ...
Coastal Subsurface Water Table and Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring Systems
In Southeast Florida we are developing an early warning system that tracks saltwater intrusion and water table changes to help decision makers and managers plan, ...
Coastal Water Quality Monitoring and Tool Development
Effective management of shellfish harvest in the US relies on timely and accurate information about the shellfish habitat and the factors that impact it. In ...
Codevelopment of Modeling Tools to Manage Sediment for Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Lowland Habitat in Southern California
We will advance scientific, engineering, and policy perspectives on how sediment can be managed in coastal lowlands to reduce flood risk, bank instability, and erosion ...
Collaborative Development of Uncrewed Aerial System Approaches to Assess Intertidal Oyster Reefs to Inform Management and Restoration
Oysters reefs are considered one of the most imperiled marine habitats due to overfishing, disease, and habitat destruction. Working with resource managers from North Carolina ...
Collaborative Lakebed Mapping Off Apostle Islands to Support Great Lakes Restoration
We are part of a collaborative, multi-agency effort that is developing habitat maps and modeling tools to address emerging littoral management issues in the Great ...
Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Detection Methods for Enumeration of HAB Species: Applications for Resource Management
We are providing a thorough comparison of two different genetic methods used to quickly count the number of harmful algae present in a water sample ...
Comparing Reef Fish Habitat Use Patterns In and Out of Hawaiian Marine Protected Areas
Coral reefs are key habitats for many near-shore Hawaiian fishes. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are created to provide islands of protection for species, habitats, and ...
Comparison of Chemical Contaminants Found in Hudson–Raritan Estuary Sediments in 1991 and 2018
In 2017, the New York–New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program asked NCCOS’s National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program to survey the Hudson and Raritan Bays' ...
Complex Interactions Between Harmful Phytoplankton and Grazers: Variation in Zebra Mussel Effects Across Nutrient Gradients
We identified how nutrients and exotic zebra mussels interact to promote harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes. Results show the relationship between nutrient ...
Connectivity of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary with the Southeastern US Ocean Ecosystem
We are summarizing the role of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, a live-bottom reef off the coast of Georgia, in the migration of fish, sharks, ...
Conservation Opportunity: Demobilized Bombing Range, Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico
The demobilized naval bombing range at the eastern end of the Island of Vieques had potential as a marine protected area (MPA) to conserve marine ...
Considerations and Tradeoffs of UAS-based Coastal Wetland Monitoring in the Southeastern United States
Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide a low-cost approach to collecting high-resolution aerial imagery, making them an attractive option for detecting habitat change over time. We ...
Contaminant and Disease Assessment in Native Alaskan Fisheries Harvest
In rural Alaska, native communities rely heavily on subsistence fishing for food. To assess food safety, we tested salmon and shellfish harvested by tribe members ...
Contaminants in Marine Resources of Vieques
Land based sources of pollution have the potential to negatively impact a variety of coastal resources, including fisheries stocks. This study is investigating the public ...
Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) – Solutions Today for Reefs Tomorrow
The Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) is a network of scientists and managers supporting conservation, restoration, and management goals to protect and restore coral ...
Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies: Integrating Science and Management in the Caribbean
In response to the continued decline of coral reef ecosystem health, we developed a research program to define and understand the causes and effects of ...
Coral Restoration: Developing Scientific Guidance to Support Coral Restoration Design, Implementation, and Monitoring
As coral restoration efforts continue to increase in size and number, there is an overwhelming need for information for scientific input into restoration spatial planning ...
Coral Watershed Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Assets
Watershed runoff can adversely affect the health of coral reefs. Our work will provide coral reef managers with a method to monitor land-based runoff and, ...
Creating a Baseline of Seafloor Fish, Features, and Marine Debris at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
We conducted a baseline characterization of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, a protected natural reef on the continental shelf off the Georgia coast. We examined ...
Cross-Regional Comparison of Dinophysis Bloom Dynamics, Drivers, and Toxicity
Harmful algal blooms of Dinophysis have recently emerged as a human health threat in the U.S., resulting in closures of shellfish harvesting to prevent Diarrhetic ...
