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Development of Adjusted Digital Elevation Models t...

We are developing historical digital elevation models (DEMs) that will help improve predictions of marsh extent under future sea level rise. Land managers can use this information to determine where ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Massachusetts, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov

Development of Environmental Monitoring Guidelines...

We are assisting coastal managers and aquaculture farm operators with the development of environmental monitoring protocols for marine aquaculture. These protocols are helping coastal managers develop practices that support sustainable ...

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies, james.morris@noaa.gov

DinoSHIELD: A Slow-release Natural Algicide Produc...

We will field test an environmentally neutral method to control harmful algal blooms. Our work will provide managers with information on the applications of a natural algicide as an environmentally ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Dynamic Sea Level Rise Assessments of the Ability ...

We are applying coupled hydrodynamic and marsh models to evaluate the potential for natural and nature-based features to mitigate flood risk under multiple scenarios, and to quantify the economic and ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Ecosystem Based Management: An Analysis of Nationa...

Ecosystem based management (EBM) is a holistic, adaptive approach to developing policies that ensure ecosystem sustainability, food and water security, and improve human health outcomes for future generations. Informed by ...

Assessing Human Use, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, , Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Maryland, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Ecotoxicological Effects of Oil and Oil Spill Disp...

While chemical dispersants mitigate oil spills, they may also pose risks to coastal and estuarine ecosystems. We are determining oil and dispersant toxicity thresholds in seven key species to assess ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, mike.fulton@noaa.gov

Efficacy and Ecotoxicological Effects of Shoreline...

Summary This project evaluated three shoreline cleaner products (Accell Clean SWA, PES-51, and CytoSol). We compared the biological effects and chemical interactions of the products with oil using a simulated ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Change, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, mike.fulton@noaa.gov

Employing a Novel Molecular Toolbox for Rapid, Sen...

The diatom Pseudo-nitzschia produces the neurotoxin domoic acid, which can impact both humans and marine wildlife when consumed. This project seeks to build and implement a diverse molecular toolbox to ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov

Enhancing Third-generation Environmental Sample Pr...

Monitoring the increase in cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) in nearshore environments is challenging. Recent development of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a third-generation Environmental Sample Processor ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Environmental Models for Marine Aquaculture and Sp...

We are developing marine spatial planning tools and best management practices for marine aquaculture to minimize or eliminate any negative environmental effects. We are providing strategic planning and technical guidance ...

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies, james.morris@noaa.gov

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Drilling Holes in Alabama Roads to Learn How to Pr...

Top left: Drilling of a hole that can be used to place the instruments (moisture sensors and piezometers)Top right: Placement of a piezometer followed by three capacitance sensors to measure ...

January 31, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Indicators for Tracking Impact of Offshore Aquacul...

Figure 1. Socioeconomic indicators for tracking the impact of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in the Gulf of Mexico Effective and equitable planning for implementing Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) will require consideration ...

January 30, 2023 Assessing Human Use, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, , Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, seann.regan@noaa.gov

NCCOS Scientists Lead DWH Adaptive Management Work...

NCCOS scientists (Tim Battista, Charles Menza, Chris Taylor, Randy Clark and Sarah Hile) led two workshops at NMFS Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, FL, the week of Dec 5 ...

January 19, 2023 Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Oil Spill, Restoration, , Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, charles.menza@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, sarah.hile@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

NOAA Undergraduate Scholar Joins Gulf of Mexico Re...

In 2022, NOAA and partners completed eight expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico in support of four projects designed to help restore mesophotic and deep benthic communities damaged by the ...

November 30, 2022 Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, terry.mctigue@noaa.gov

New Report Summarizes National Coral Reef Monitori...

Summary statistics for the 2020-2021 sampling completed in Florida. A report released in October 2022 describes the status and trends of Florida's coral reef ecosystem using data from the National ...

November 18, 2022 Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

NCCOS Model Guides Designation of Wind Energy Area...

Drawing on results of a spatial suitability model developed in partnership with NCCOS, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the ...

November 1, 2022 Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Environmental Modeling, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, mark.monaco@noaa.gov

Model Identifies Areas in Gulf of Mexico with Pote...

NCCOS, in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), built a spatial model to identify optimum locations for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal ...

September 12, 2022 Environmental Modeling, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, mark.monaco@noaa.gov

Communities in Southwest Florida Receive New Tools...

A NOAA funded study led by the University of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University has recently published two new research papers and a community planning tool called ACUNE (Adaptation ...

August 17, 2022 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Elizabeth.Mcnamee@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Smaller than Expected Summer 2022 ‘Dead Zone’ Meas...

(Top) Map of measured Gulf hypoxia zone, July 25 – August 1, 2022. Red area denotes 2 mg/L of oxygen or lower, the level which is considered hypoxic, at the ...

August 3, 2022 Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov

Third Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Report to ...

The Gulf of Mexico is home to the largest annual hypoxic zone in the United States, an area of low oxygen which puts at risk valuable commercial and recreational fisheries ...

July 6, 2022 HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov

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Coastal wetland response to sea-level rise in a fluvial estuarine system

Coastal wetlands are likely to lose productivity under increasing rates of sea-level rise (SLR). This study assessed a fluvial estuarine salt marsh system using the Hydro-MEM model under four SLR scenarios. The Hydro-MEM model was developed to apply the dynamics ...

Connectivity of Pulley Ridge with remote locations as inferred from satellite-tracked drifter trajectories

Using historical (1994–2017) satellite-tracked surface drifter trajectory data, we conduct a probabilistic Lagrangian circulation study which sheds light on the connectivity of Pulley Ridge with other locations in the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent areas. The analysis reveals that Pulley ...

Contributions of organic and inorganic matter to sediment volume and accretion in tidal wetlands at steady state

A mixing model derived from first principles describes the bulk density (BD) of intertidal wetland sediments as a function of loss on ignition (LOI). The model assumes that the bulk volume of sediment equates to the sum of self-packing volumes ...

Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) Compilation of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring, and Mapping Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region

The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) was signed into law on July 6, 2012. The RESTORE Act calls for a regional approach to restoring the long-term health of ...

Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): Inventory of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring, and Mapping Metadata for the Gulf of Mexico Programs

Under the Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council or Council ) is required to report on the progress of ...

Coupling centennial-scale shoreline change to sea-level rise and coastal morphology in the Gulf of Mexico using a Bayesian network

Predictions of coastal evolution driven by episodic and persistent processes associated with storms and relative sea-level rise (SLR) are required to test our understanding, evaluate our predictive capability, and to provide guidance for coastal management decisions. Previous work demonstrated that ...

Cruise report for deepwater sediment sampling: Cruise M/V IRISH : Leg 1, 29 May to 10 June 2014, to assess potential benthic impacts from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill

To meet the objectives of the Deep Benthic Work Plan Addendum, a cruise was conducted to assess potential effects of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill on deep-sea (>200 m) sediments and resident benthic fauna. Leg 1 of the cruise ...

Cruise report: Regional assessment of ecosystem condition and stressor impacts along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico shelf

This cruise report is a summary of a field survey conducted along the continental shelf of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), encompassing 70,062 square kilometers of productive marine habitats located between the Mississippi Delta and Tampa Bay, August 13 ...

Cruise report: Regional assessment of ecosystem condition and stressor impacts along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico shelf

The overall purpose of the survey was to collect data to assess the status of ecosystem condition and potential stressor impacts throughout the region, based on these various indicators and corresponding management thresholds, and to provide this information as a ...

Cruise Report: Spring 2006 Survey of Ecological Conditions of the U.S. Middle Atlantic Bight, NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NF-06-06-NCCOS

This cruise report is a summary of a field survey conducted in coastal-ocean waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight from Nags Head, North Carolina to Cape Cod, Massachusetts and from approximately 1 nautical mile (nm) of shore seaward to the shelf ...

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