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A Chemical Contaminant Characterization of Waters ...

We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine waters surrounding Cocos Island, Guam. Previous NCCOS studies identified a gap in polychlorinated biphenyls ...
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Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, andrew.mason@noaa.gov

Analysis of Marine Ecological Information Gaps in ...

We compiled and analyzed biological and ecological data to identify information voids in support of the National Park Service’s (NPS) management of marine resources within its jurisdiction. The biological and ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, dan.dorfman@noaa.gov, john.christensen@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in Sediments a...

Funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), the goal of this project is to quantify the extent of chemical contamination in sediments and fish in Cocos Lagoon, Guam. Significant ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, tony.pait@noaa.gov

Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, a...

NCCOS produced a georeferenced, digital atlas of benthic habitat maps for the shallow-water (< 30m) coral ecosystem habitats around the U.S. Pacific Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, U.S. States and Territories, john.christensen@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Coral Reefs in Florida,...

We are producing benthic seafloor habitat maps to help coastal managers assess, protect, and preserve the condition of coral reef ecosystems. Why We Care Coral reef ecosystems are enormously valuable ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, john.christensen@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Identifying Toxic Specie...

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 diarrhea, paralysis, and, in worst ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, wayne.litaker@noaa.gov

Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) – Solut...

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 reef ecosystems. Created in 2002, ...
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Coral, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov

Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inf...

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) uses benthic mapping data to develop information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems to help inform science-based management decisions. They have identified a ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, christine.addison@noaa.gov, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Habitat Digitizer Extension

The Habitat Digitizer Extension is a GIS tool that was developed to delineate features by visually interpreting georeferenced images and also to select attributes using a dialog containing a custom ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov

How do Ocean Currents Connect Coral Reefs among Is...

Coral ecosystems are sustained by young fish and corals born locally, and by those drifting from other reefs on ocean currents. Identifying and protecting sources of young corals and fish ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Guam, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, matthew.poti@noaa.gov

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Virtually Explore Shallow Water Mapping Priorities...

NCCOS scientists are working to conduct a data needs assessment for each of the seven U.S. coral reef management jurisdictions (Figure 1). The team has developed an interactive hub “Coral Reef ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, CNMI, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov

New Report Evaluates Health of U.S. Coral Reefs

Cover page of Coral Reef Condition: A Status Report for U.S. Coral Reefs. Credit NOAA. NCCOS scientists contributed to the newly released national status report on U.S. coral reefs. Drawing ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

NOAA Intervention Strategy Seeks to Stem Loss of U...

NOAA Action Plan on Coral Intervention. Credit: NOAA. Rapidly deteriorating environmental conditions are threatening coral reefs worldwide, leading to a re-evaluation of long-standing conservation strategies. In response to recommendations from ...
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Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Ocean Acidification, Protected Species, American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Georgia, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Utah, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

Report Describes Socioeconomics of Human Communiti...

Summary findings for Guam, 2016 Cover. Credit: NOAA The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) recently published human dimension information related to Guam's coral reef resources. As part of its ...
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Assessing Human Use, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Social Science, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, jarrod.loerzel@noaa.gov, peter.edwards@noaa.gov

NCCOS Announces Two Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem Fun...

The NCCOS Competitive Research Program is pleased to announce two Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Funding Opportunities (FFOs) related to mesophotic coral ecosystems in American Samoa and the Hawaiian Archipelago. The deadline ...
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Coral, Funding, Regional Ecosystem Science, Guam, Hawaii, U.S. States and Territories, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

New Infographic Describes Socioeconomics of Guam C...

Scientists from NCCOS and NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program have released a new infographic that describes key findings from social surveys conducted in Guam. The infographic highlights the perceptions, values, ...
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Assessing Human Use, Social Science, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, jarrod.loerzel@noaa.gov, peter.edwards@noaa.gov

NOAA Student Scholars Present Summer Research With...

Ten student undergraduate scholars, most with the NOAA Educational Partnership Program and Hollings Scholarship Program, are interning this summer with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in Silver Spring, ...
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Coastal Change, Alabama, California, Chesapeake Bay, Columbia, Florida, Great Lakes, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Maryland, Monterey Bay, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, Waterbodies

New Infographics Highlight Socioeconomics of Coral...

Fagaloa Bay, American Samoa. Credit: NOAA. Scientists from NCCOS and NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) have released new infographics that highlight key findings from social surveys conducted in American ...
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Assessing Human Use, Social Science, American Samoa, Florida, Foreign Countries, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories

NCCOS Scientists Assess Chemical Contaminants in C...

NCCOS scientists recently traveled to Guam for a project funded by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), to help quantify chemical contamination in Cocos Lagoon, located at the southern tip ...
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Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, tony.pait@noaa.gov

Studying Contaminants in Cocos Lagoon, Guam: Blog ...

Today, our sites included two areas within the Achang Reef Flat Marine Preserve. The preserve is on the northeastern end of Cocos Lagoon, a beautiful area that includes sea grass ...
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Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Guam, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories

Products

Maps, Tools & Applications

Benthic Habitat Mapping of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

NCCOS produced a georeferenced, digital atlas of benthic habitat maps for the shallow-water (< 30m) coral ecosystem habitats around these U.S. Pacific Territories. The maps support a variety of management applications, including informing resource management decisions, ensuring safe navigation, supporting coastal communities, sustaining coastal habitats and mitigating coastal hazards.
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Guam BIOMapper

BIOMappers let you interactively view data, aerial imagery, dive photography, underwater video and related publications developed for the benthic habitat mapping of many U.S. coral reefs. In addition to viewing benthic habitat data, you can examine the attributes of the data and show different thematic representations. Photos and videos taken during dive missions are linked to the location of the dives.
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Habitat Digitizer Extension

The Habitat Digitizer Extension is a GIS tool that was developed to delineate features by visually interpreting georeferenced images and also to select attributes using a dialog containing a custom hierarchical classification scheme. This GIS tool can be used to develop habitat map products for resource analysis and management.
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Data & Publications

2000 years of sustainable use of watersheds and coral reefs in Pacific Islands: A review for Palau

In Palau and everywhere in the world, coastal coral reefs are threatened by sedimentation resulting from land clearing in the watersheds. Palau's largest island of Babeldaob is particularly susceptible to significant erosion due to its steep topography, high rainfall, and ...
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An Analysis of Chemical Contaminants in Sediments and Fish from Cocos Lagoon, Guam

As part of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) jurisdictional priority gathering, local agencies in Guam identified Cocos Lagoon as an area potentially impacted by land-based sources of pollution. The US Coast Guard operated a Long Range Navigation (LORAN) ...
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An Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in the Waters Around Cocos Island, Guam Using Polyethylene Passive Water Samplers

This report summarizes the results from a research project involving NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) along with local partners and with funding from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), to characterize dissolved concentrations of chemical contamiants in ...
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Climate change and larval transport in the ocean: fractional effects from physical and physiological factors

Changes in larval import, export, and self‐seeding will affect the resilience of coral reef ecosystems. Climate change will alter the ocean currents that transport larvae and also increase sea surface temperatures (SST), hastening development, and shortening larval durations. Here, we ...
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Developing Social and Economic Indicators for Monitoring the U.S. Coral Reef Jurisdictions: Report from a Scientific Workshop to Support the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Hollings Marine Laboratory June 13-15, 2012

To support the development of indicators, methods and measures for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program sponsored a workshop for scientists to review the socioeconomic plan, validate and refine the indicators and develop secondary ...
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Gap Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Data for the Department of Interior, National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring Program

The Gap Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Data project is a review of available geospatial data which can assist in marine natural resource management for eight park units. The project includes the collection of geospatial information and its incorporation in a ...
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Integration of social and cultural aspects in designing ecohydrology and restoration solutions

Coastal marine ecosystems worldwide are being degraded as a result of anthropogenic disturbance, including pollution, runoff, and sedimentation, which are directly tied to human activities within adjacent watersheds. While the biophysical sciences can provide critical data determining cause-and-effect relationships among ...
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Is Guam a regional source, destination, or stepping-stone for larvae of three fisheries species?

The pelagic larval duration (PLD) period of fish can influence dispersal, recruitment, and population connectivity, thereby potentially informing best strategies for fisheries management. Computer models were used to simulate the dispersal of larvae of three species, representing a range of ...
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Island sources and destinations of virtual larvae for the Mariana region, simulation results (2004 to 2012) (NCEI Accession 0156648)

This tabular dataset is the result of computer simulations conducted by NOAA scientists and their partners to estimate the transport of marine larvae between islands in and around the Mariana Archipelago. The table consists of the number of virtual larvae ...
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Measurement of Turbidity, Suspended Sediments and Nutrients in Three Rivers that Drain to the Achang Preserve from the Manell Watershed, Guam

The goal of this project, funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program and requested by local partners, was to monitor water quality in three rivers that drain to the Achang Reef Flat Marine Preserve at the southern tip of Guam, ...
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