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Deep-sea Coral Ecology, Health, and Diversity

Alaska, California, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Marine Spatial Ecology, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We conduct field surveys of the deep seafloor in the U.S. and neighboring waters to assess the distribution, health, and biodiversity of deep-sea coral ecosystems ...

Defining Domoic Acid Epileptic Disease

California, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Domoic acid epileptic disease, a central nervous system disorder caused by the algal toxin domoic acid (DA), first showed up in humans in a 1987 ...

Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inform Shallow Coral Reef Management

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) uses benthic mapping data on coral reef ecosystems to support a variety of science-based management decisions. To efficiently allocate ...

Defining Nationally Consistent Coastal Flood Severity Thresholds

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Pacific Ocean, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are using machine learning to determine more accurate flood severity thresholds along U.S. coastlines, particularly in places where tide gauge data is sparse, which ...

Defining Protocols for Replanting as an Oil Spill Response Tactic in Coastal Marshes

Oil Spill, paul.pennington@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are trying to determine the best approach to replant a saltmarsh with native grasses after it has been heavily coated with fuel oil. Highly ...

Deposition and Resuspension of Alexandrium fundyense Resting Cysts in the Gulf of Maine: Phase II

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Toxins from annual blooms of Alexandrium fundyense accumulate in shellfish; shellfish harvesting closures protect human health, but are economically disruptive. Seed-like cysts produced by A ...

Determining Habitat Requirements and Connectivity for Reef Fishes in the Gulf of America

Atlantic Ocean, coral, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, FGBNMS, fish, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating habitat requirements and connectivity for key reef-associated fishes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and surrounding areas. Marine protected areas ...

Determining the Cause of Endocrine Disruption in the Tributaries of the Shenandoah River

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Endocrine Disruption, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, tony.pait@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia

Along with colleagues from the U.S. Geological Survey and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, we placed passive water samplers in the Shenandoah River in Virginia to determine ...

Developing A Benthic Habitat Map for the Insular Shelf South of St. Thomas and St. John

acoustic mapping, benthic habitat, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, mesophotic, Puerto Rico, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, will.sautter@noaa.gov

The purpose of this project is to develop a benthic habitat map for uncharacterized mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (30 to 100 m deep) on the ...

Developing a Chesapeake Bay HAB Monitoring and Forecast System for Margalefidinium and Alexandrium Blooms

Chesapeake Bay, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

This project will pilot a regional monitoring and response network for the lower Chesapeake Bay that incorporates a diverse suite of existing and new field ...

Developing a Machine Learning-Based, High Resolution, Predictive Capacity for Monitoring Paralytic Shellfish Toxins Along the Gulf of Maine Coastline

Atlantic Ocean, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, MERHAB, New Hampshire, Other Topics, PSP, PST, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Blooms of Alexandrium occur in the Gulf of Maine each year and produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, causing Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Regional management ...

Developing a Northeast Regional Model of Ocean and Coastal Acidification

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Connecticut, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ocean Acidification, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories

We will expand an existing regional model to include the carbonate chemistry that determines coastal acidification. The model will allow predictions and forecasts of acidification ...

Developing a Resource Assessment Tool for Marine Protected Areas: California

California, charles.menza@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gis, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, marine protected areas, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, spatial analysis, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We worked with NOAA’s National Marine Protected Area Center (MPA Center) to develop new approaches to characterize natural resources (e.g., deep sea corals, fish diversity, ...

Developing an Operational Sargassum HAB Monitoring and Forecasting System for the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, Sargassum, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

This project will improve the effectiveness of existing NOAA and partner Sargassum detection and forecasting capabilities, facilitate a better understanding of biochemical impacts associated with ...

Developing and Scaling Up Emerging Image-based Technology for Evaluating Mission: Iconic Reefs Large-scale Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Coastal Change, Coral, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Mission: Iconic Reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is the largest coral restoration project in the U.S. to date. Evaluation of the ...

Developing Biomarkers for Bloom Growth and Death in Florida Red Tides

Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

The microscopic alga Karenia brevis causes harmful algal blooms (red tides) in the Gulf of Mexico. By studying the processes regulating the life cycle of ...

Developing Practical and Affordable Water Filtration Systems to Remove Cyanotoxins

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are testing the use of local, natural bacteria to destroy cyanotoxins. These toxins are produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, and ...

Developing Spatial Products for the Kachemak Bay Habitat Focus Area to Support Place-Based Management Needs

Alaska, amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, kachemak, Kachemak Bay, kris.holderied@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are developing a web-based, mapping application that will provide the public access to geospatial products for the shoreline, intertidal, and subtidal areas of Kachemak ...

Development and Implementation of an Operational Harmful Algal Bloom Prediction System for Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karlodinium, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Maryland, MERHAB, microcystis, Other Topics, Prorocentrum, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

This project developed a prototype operational statistical nowcast/forecast system for three harmful algal bloom (HAB) organisms in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, specifically the dinoflagellates Karlodinium ...

Development of a Coupled Hydrodynamic-Biogeochemical Model to Predict Prorocentrum minimum and Karlodinium veneficum Blooms in Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Chesapeake Bay, which threaten human and ecosystem health, are more frequent and severe than decades ago. We are developing ...

Development of a Siting Tool for Sustainable Oyster Aquaculture in Texas

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality, Waterbodies

Oyster populations in Copano Bay, Texas, have declined to roughly one percent of historic populations, and the once thriving commercial oyster fishery in Texas reflects ...

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