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Cross-Regional Comparison of Dinophysis Bloom Dyna...

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 Shellfish Poisoning. We are working ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, New York, Puget Sound, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Integration of Social Science with Probabilistic S...

Washington Sea Grant assessed sea level rise exposure for coastal areas of Puget Sound by developing a parcel-level sea level rise vulnerability assessment. NCCOS supported this work through expert guidance ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Social Science, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, seann.regan@noaa.gov

Multidisciplinary Approach to a Cross-Regional Pro...

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) has emerged as a significant and expanding seafood safety threat in coastal regions across the United States. The harmful algal species Dinophysis produces toxins known to ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puget Sound, Rhode Island, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early War...

We will estimate the net economic benefits of the harmful algal bloom early warnings provided by SoundToxins and evaluate net economic benefits to recreational shellfish harvesters. Why We Care A ...
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Ecosystem Services Valuation, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov

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NOAA, Washington Sea Grant Assess Sea Level Rise V...

Camano Island flooding from December 2022 king tide. Credit: Washington State Department of Ecology Assessing and ranking the vulnerability of coastal habitats and infrastructure to sea level rise can provide ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Sea Level Rise, Social Science, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, seann.regan@noaa.gov

Algal Cyst Sampling in Puget Sound Advances Effort...

Sediment collection in Puget Sound on R\V Robertson. Credit: C. Greengrove, UWT. NCCOS-funded partners recently completed the second of a two-phased research cruise in Puget Sound as part of a ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, steve.kibler@noaa.gov

NCCOS Expands Monitoring of More Lakes, Coastal Ba...

With harmful algal blooms (HABs) occurring in the nation’s lakes, bays and sounds, NCCOS is expanding HAB monitoring and forecasting to these smaller water bodies which can be resolved by ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Great Lakes, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Michigan, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, Wisconsin, michelle.tomlinson@noaa.gov

Study Reviews Causes of Acidification in Large Est...

With ocean acidification threatening the health of aquatic organisms, a study funded by NCCOS, NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program, and the National Science Foundation reviewed a variety of processes that influence ...
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Coastal Change, Ocean Acidification, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Alaska, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Pacific Ocean, Prince William Sound, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

New Method Provides for Fast and Accurate Determin...

Washington state shellfish validated for LC-MS/MS method. Left to right: California and blue mussels, native littleneck clam, Manila littleneck clam, and Pacific oyster. Photo Credit: Washington State Department of Health ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, zhihong.wang@noaa.gov

NCCOS Vibrio Predictive Models (Story Map)

ESRI Story Map on Vibrio Predictive Models. Credit G. Messick, NOAA A story map has been created to describe the different Vibrio Predictive Models produced by NCCOS. These predictive models ...
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Pathogens, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alabama, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, Maryland, New York, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov, john.jacobs@noaa.gov

NCCOS Science, Funding are Backbone of U.S. HAB Mo...

NCCOS-supported regional harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring programs span the United States and help build a global HAB monitoring and prediction system. A recent article in Frontiers in Marine Science ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Sensor Development, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Alaska, Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, California, Caribbean Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, Puget Sound, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NCCOS Awards $1.5 Million to Support Coastal Commu...

NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is awarding over $1.5M in FY19 for research into the ability of natural coastal habitats and partially engineered or restored habitats to ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Alaska, Atlantic Ocean, California, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Sharing Advances in Performance and Affordability ...

NCCOS funded improvements made to an in situ robotic biological sensing system, called the Environmental Sample Processor, are being shared at three major ocean science conferences in the fall of ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sensor Development, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Atlantic Ocean, California, Great Lakes, Maine, Massachusetts, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NCCOS Featured for Work on Oysters as a Nutrient B...

NCCOS and colleagues from theFisheries lab in Milford and the Oyster Recover Partnership were featuredin The Fish Farmer's Magazine, Aquaculture North America. While oysters are delicious and a good source ...
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Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, Puget Sound, Waterbodies, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

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Environmental toxicology data collected by the National Status and Trends Program for monitoring contaminants in coastal United States marine water bodies from 01 Jan 1960 to 05 May 2010 (NODC Accession 0074376)

The National Status and Trends Program is comprised of three nationwide programs: Benthic Surveillance, Mussel Watch, and Bioeffects. These programs are in place to observe estuarine and coastal waters nationwide to describe the current status and detect changes in the ...
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Estuarine Living Marine Resources: West Coast regional distribution and abundance (NCEI Accession 0161540)

This is the West Coast regional component of NOAA?s Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Project, a national database of ecologically and economically important fishes and invertebrates in the Nation's estuaries. The distribution and relative abundance are depicted in a consistent ...
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Estuarine salinity zones in US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and US West Coast from 1999-01-01 to 1999-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0127396)

These unprojected (geographic coordinates) 3-Zone Average Annual Salinity Digital Geographies are based on analysis of long-term salinity data for 147 estuaries of the contiguous United States. Each estuary is subdivided into three zones between the head(s) of tide, and the ...
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