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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Identifying Toxic Species

Caribbean Sea, ciguatoxin, Florida, gambierdiscus, Guam, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common, non-bacterial, seafood illness. The condition is caused by toxins from the microalga Gambierdiscus, and can lead to ...

CIGUATOX: A Study of Gambierdiscus ‘Super Bugs’ and Ciguatoxin Fate in Coral Reef Food Webs

Florida, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common algal-borne illness worldwide. It is a debilitating syndrome caused by consumption of fish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) ...

Ciguatoxin Impacts on Foraging Behavior in Hawaiian Monk Seals

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hawaii, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Hawaiian monk seals, which are critically endangered, inhabit the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and the Hawaiian Islands. For the first time we have identified the ...

Climate Change and Acidification Impacts on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

Canada, Foreign Countries, Great Lakes, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Michigan, Ohio, Other Topics, reagan.errera@noaa.gov, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes experience recurrent toxin-producing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs). While cHAB events have been well-studied in recent years, little attention has been given ...

Climate Change Impacts on Intertidal Zone Populations

Alaska, California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington

The intertidal zone, which lies between the high and low tide marks on the shores of the world’s oceans, is a sensitive indicator of the ...

Co-Producing Local Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for HABs to Enhance Alaskan Lifeways and Indigenous Governance

Alaska, brittany.king@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

This project takes a co-production of knowledge approach to advance understandings of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) impacts on Alaska Native communities and develop new directions ...

Coastal Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms in New York Coastal Waters: Interactions and Implications for Marine Ecosystems and Organisms

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Long Island Sound, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, New York, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project aims to determine how harmful algal blooms (HABs) in New York waters respond to coastal acidification, how current and future climate change conditions ...

Coastal Ecological Assessments and Indicator Development

We work in partnership with other federal agencies and coastal states to conduct assessments of ecological condition and potential stressor impacts throughout our nation’s estuaries, ...

Coastal Ecosystem Susceptibility to Nutrient Pollution

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We studied the estuaries of the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to determine which coastal areas are most vulnerable to changes in nutrient ...

Coastal Infrastructure and Resilience Research Initiative

brittany.king@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Georgia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

This initiative joins community organizations, local governments, and educational institutions together to develop the knowledge, tools, and strategies that make communities along the Georgia coast ...

Coastal Marine Mammal Stranding Assessments

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dolphins, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), marine mammals, Pathogens, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies, wayne.mcfee@noaa.gov

We are studying stranded marine mammals to determine causes of death, anthropogenic sources of mortality, contaminant loads, diseases processes, and life history traits. We are ...

Coastal Observational Monitoring and Assessment Resource Inventory Framework: Building a Comprehensive Monitoring Network for the Gulf of Mexico

Alabama, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Habitat Mapping, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, Mississippi, Oil Spill, randy.clark@noaa.gov, Regional Ecosystem Science, steve.giordano@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality, Waterbodies

The Coastal Observational Monitoring and Assessment Resource Inventory (COMARI) framework was designed to expand the utility of the organizational framework originally developed for the RESTORE ...

Coastal Pollution Data Explorer

Arina.Morozova@noaa.gov, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Canada, Christine.Buckel@noaa.gov, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, felipe.arzayus@noaa.gov, mary.rider@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

The Coastal Pollution Data Explorer is an interactive web-based platform that enables users to explore spatial and temporal trends in chemical contaminant data across U.S ...

Coastal Resilience Through Actionable Science: Evaluation of Adaptation strategies to Mitigate Surface-subsurface Flooding in Coastal Communities

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

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

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Florida, Sea Level Rise, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Water Quality, Waterbodies

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

Atlantic Ocean, Ava.Ellett@noaa.gov, bacterial pollution, Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, estuaries, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), pathogen, Robert.Daniels@noaa.gov, spatial, water quality, Waterbodies

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

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Economics, erosion, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, sea level rise, sedimentation, Sponsored Research, Tijuana NERR, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

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

brandon.puckett@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Georgia, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Restoration, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories

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

Great Lakes, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

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 ...

Community Flooding Perspectives and Adaptive Capacity

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, , U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Coastal flooding threatens small communities along the shore, from routine high-tide flooding to major storms and sea level rise, affecting homes, infrastructure, and daily life ...

Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Detection Methods for Enumeration of HAB Species: Applications for Resource Management

Delaware, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, heterosigma akashiwo, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

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 ...

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