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Bioeffects Program Reports: Mid/North Atlantic Reg...

The Bioeffects program is a nationwide program of environmental assessment designed to describe the current status of environmental quality in our nation's estuarine and coastal areas. Field studies examine the ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, mary.rider@noaa.gov

Bioeffects Program Reports: Pacific Coast and Hawa...

Bioeffects Assessment Program identifies and assesses biological effects associated with contaminant exposure. Over forty intensive regional studies have been conducted since 1986 using the Sediment Quality Triad approach to determine ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Hawaii, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov

Bioeffects Program Reports: South Atlantic Region

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov

Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands Na...

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) off the coast of Southern California was designated in 1980. In 2005, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and CINMS were considering six ...

Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, john.christensen@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov

Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago

We examined the marine biogeography of the Samoan archipelago in the south central Pacific Ocean, with a focus on regional ocean climate, island connectivity via ocean currents, distributions of reef ...

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, American Samoa, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Biogeographic Assessment to Characterize the Flori...

We are assessing the seafloor composition and the distribution of coral reef fish in the Florida Coral Reef Tract. By pairing the marine resources data with human-use information, we will ...

Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov

Biological Vulnerability to Hypoxia from Climate W...

This project will provide critical information and predictive tools to coastal managers for understanding how species will respond to changing hypoxia conditions from ongoing and projected warming in the Gulf ...

CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov

Biscayne Bay PhycoNet

Why We Care Biscayne Bay is a coastal embayment in southeast Florida that has experienced rapid human population growth over the last century, resulting in steady declines in water and ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

Boundary Options for a Research Area within Gray’s...

Coastal Georgia’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary offered potential as the only site designated for scientific research on the continental shelf along the U.S. southeast coast. Along with a team ...

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Georgia, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, john.christensen@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Can Management Actions on Land Influence Harmful A...

The marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia. Credit: Dr: Rozalind Jester. This project will enhance an existing regional coastal model to understand the relative importance of land-based inputs on the frequency and severity ...

Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

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New Research Improves Flood Modeling for Large Urb...

Coastal managers need accurate flood forecasts to protect communities from inundation. New research, funded in part by NCCOS, improves how levees are represented in flood models used to identify vulnerabilities ...

March 28, 2023 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Sea Level Rise, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

NCCOS Responds to South Carolina's Request for Con...

Retired naval support vessel in Bohicket Creek, South Carolina, with small boat along its starboard side, 2023. Credit: NOAA. This past winter, at the request of the South Carolina Department ...

March 27, 2023 Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov

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 ...

March 23, 2023 Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Sea Level Rise, , Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, seann.regan@noaa.gov

Tracking Fish Movements to Understand Habitat Conn...

National marine sanctuaries protect America's most iconic natural and cultural marine resources. To assess the effectiveness of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) at protecting habitat for key ...

March 22, 2023 Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Funding, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Los Angeles County Uses NCCOS-funded Flood Risk St...

Los Angeles Flood Risk - distribution of predominant race/ethnicity (left) and flood depth (right). Six weeks after the scientific study Large and inequitable flood risks in Los Angeles, California was ...

March 21, 2023 Coastal Change, Funding, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium Highlights ...

On February 7, 2023, NCCOS-supported researchers under the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program presented their findings at the virtual San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium. The symposium was designed to bring together ...

March 15, 2023 Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, U.S. States and Territories, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Story Map Highlights Maritime Heritage Missions in...

An Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle with integrated EdgeTech 2205 bathymetric side-scan sonar and color camera. Credit: University of Delaware. In the summer of 2021, NCCOS and partners tested autonomous and ...

March 8, 2023 Other Topics, People and Infrastructure, , Great Lakes, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

Study Confirms Effectiveness of Releasing Oyster L...

Update (4/22/2024): This research was featured in the documentary A Passion for Oysters, airing on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30pm ET during Chesapeake Bay Week. Crassostrea virginica juveniles and spat ...

March 6, 2023 Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov

Investigating the Long-term Effects of Chronic Tur...

Fragments of the Caribbean coral Orbicella faveolata being prepared for daily imaging. A photo of each coral is taken under a fluorescent microscope every day so that scientists can capture ...

February 28, 2023 Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Florida, U.S. States and Territories

Report Details Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral...

NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program uses seafloor mapping data to support a variety of coral reef management decisions. To efficiently allocate limited mapping resources, the program needs to prioritize which ...

February 27, 2023 Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, christine.addison@noaa.gov, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov

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Biogeographic characterization of fish and benthic communities, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands 2012-06-12 to 2012-06-22 (NODC Accession 0125418)

This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize and monitor the distribution, abundance, and size of both reef fishes and macro-invertebrates ...

Biogeographic characterization of fish and benthic communities, Vieques, Puerto Rico 2007-05-14 to 2007-05-24 (NODC Accession 0125235)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationÕs (NOAA) Biogeography Branch, in consultation with NOAAÕs Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and other local and regional experts, is conducting an ecological characterization of the marine ecosystem around Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The ...

Biological and physical geospatial data from St. Croix East End Marine Park, U.S. Virgin Islands from 6 Feb 2001 to 18 May 2012 (NODC Accession 0118500)

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch (CCMA-BB) worked with partners to assess and characterize the marine environment in and around the St. Croix East End Marine Park. The Park was ...

Biological, chemical, and physical data collected in Delaware Bay from 2 Sep 1997 to 8 Oct 1997 (NODC Accession 0118720)

This study was based on the sediment quality triad (SQT) approach. A stratified probabilistic sampling design was utilized to characterize the Delaware Bay system in terms of chemical contamination, sediment toxicity (Microtox, amphipod bioassay; sea urchin gamete bioassay; and P450 ...

Biological, chemical, and physical data from the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network from 13 Sep 2001 to 7 Mar 2013 (NODC Accession 0117942)

The Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) is a part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). The PMN was created as an outreach program to connect volunteers and professional scientists in the monitoring of marine phytoplankton and harmful algal ...

Bloom dynamics of the red tide dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine: a synthesis and progress towards a forecasting capability

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a recurrent and widespread problem in the Gulf of Maine (GOM) caused by the dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense. Blooms of this species have been the subject of more than a decade of investigation through the ECOHAB-GOM ...

Blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid in the San Pedro Channel and Los Angeles Harbor Areas of the Southern California Bight, 2003-2004

Abundances of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and concentrations of particulate domoic acid (DA) were determined in the Southern California Bight (SCB) along the coasts of Los Angeles and Orange Counties during spring and summer of 2003 and 2004. At least 1500 km2 ...

Blurred lines: Multiple freshwater and marine algal toxins at the land-sea interface of San Francisco Bay, California

San Francisco Bay (SFB) is a eutrophic estuary that harbors both freshwater and marine toxigenic organisms that are responsible for harmful algal blooms. While there are few commercial fishery harvests within SFB, recreational and subsistence harvesting for shellfish is common ...

Boundary options for a research area within Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) is exploring the concept of a research area (RA) within its boundaries. The idea of a research area was first suggested in public scoping meetings held prior to the review of the Gray's Reef ...

Caribbean Fishery Acoustic Assessment: Fish density data collection from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, from 2008-03-26 to 2014-05-31 (NCEI Accession 0156395)

These data sets show acoustically detected fish densities throughout the Caribbean ocean. NOAA/NCCOS collected these data sets to help characterize broad-scale fish abundance, biomass, and understand temporal behavior. Acoustic data was collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster using 120-7C splitbeam ...

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