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Science and Stewardship: Keys to Restoring Kachema...
Kachemak Bay, Alaska, has experienced significant declines in shrimp and crab that have not recovered despite fishery closures. NOAA has designated the bay a Habitat Focus Area, bringing together science, ...
Exploring Puerto Rican Reef Habitats from NOAA Shi...
High-definition ROV photos of Swiftia exserta, seen here in the white polyp morphotype. Credit: NOAA. A scientific mission on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from June 25 to July 7, ...
NCCOS Sends Future Science Leaders to Internationa...
The NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) is providing travel funding for 11 U. S. students and post-docs to attend the 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA) in Nantes France, ...
Ocean Temperatures Could Influence Algal Bloom Occ...
Photomicrograph of Alexandrium catenella cells. Credit: NOAA In the first major study of the harmful algal bloom species Alexandrium catenella in Cook Inlet, Alaska, NOAA scientists found a link between ...
NOAA Predicts Smaller Harmful Algal Bloom for West...
NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a harmful algal bloom (HAB) of cyanobacteria this summer that is smaller than in 2017, but larger than the mild ...
NCCOS, Carnival Cruise Line Collaboration Identifi...
View of Noctiluca scintillans bloom from deck of Carnival Legend (July 10, 2018). Credit: Carnival Cruise Line. On July 10, passengers aboard the Carnival cruise ship Carnival Legend reported a ...
NCCOS, USACE Help Marines Keep Pace with Sea Level...
Salt marshes are an important part of coastal ecosystems. They provide habitat for wildlife, clean the water by filtering toxins and nutrients out, and help protect coastal infrastructure by absorbing ...
NCCOS Trains, Supports South Carolina Harmful Alga...
Last week, NCCOS scientists trained fellow scientists from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to use the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect microcystins, toxins produced ...
NCCOS Participates in Endangered North Atlantic Ri...
The endangered North Atlantic Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources and NOAA NMFS. Representatives from several federal agencies met last week to discuss how to reverse ...
RDML Gallaudet Explores NCCOS Cooperative Oxford L...
Aboard the R/V Chesapeake at theCo-Operative Oxford Lab during RDML Galluadet’s May 15, 2018 visit (l to r): Mr. Jason Spires, Dr. A.K. Leight, Dr. Steve Thur, Mr. Brandon Elsner, ...
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Weed Risk Assessment for Aquatic Plants: Modification of a New Zealand System for the United States
We tested the accuracy of an invasive aquatic plant risk assessment system in the United States that we modified from a system originally developed by New ZealandÂ’s Biosecurity Program. The US system is comprised of 38 questions that address biological, ...
WEMo (Wave Exposure Model): Formulation, Procedures and Validation
This report describes the working of National Centers for Coastal Ocean Service (NCCOS) Wave Exposure Model (WEMo) capable of predicting the exposure of a site in estuarine and closed water to local wind generated waves. WEMo works in two different ...
Why is Hawaii's ocean important? A Keiki Activity Book
An activity book designed to introduce elementary school children to the coral reef ecology and coastal ecology conservation of Hawaii ...
Wind-driven lateral circulation in a stratified estuary and its effects on the along-channel flow
In the stratified rotating estuary of Chesapeake Bay, the Ekman transport drives a counterclockwise lateral circulation under down?estuary winds and a clockwise lateral circulation under up?estuary winds (looking into estuary). The clockwise circulation is about twice as strong as the ...
Zooplankton community grazing impact on a bloom of Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine
Shipboard grazing experiments were conducted in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank during of June 2006 to estimate zooplankton community grazing impact on a natural bloom of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense. Surface seawater samples containing natural populations ...
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