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Mapping Intertidal and Subtidal Habitats of Kachemak Bay and Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Alaska, dominic.hondolero@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Kachemak Bay, Marine Spatial Ecology, ross.whippo@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

NOAA scientists launch a drone to collect images of local habitats in Alaska. Credit: Ross Whippo. Nearshore habitats are important sources of food, shelter, and ...

Mapping the Benthic Habitat Resources of Kachemak Bay (Alaska) with Multibeam Sonar Data

Alaska, amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Kachemak Bay, kris.holderied@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

There are no subtidal benthic habitat maps of Kachemak Bay, Alaska, to support essential fish habitat and place-based management needs. In response, we are developing ...

Mapping the Long Island Sound Seafloor

Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, New York, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Long Island Sound is a region vital to our Nation’s economy, security, culture, and ecology. A new collaborative effort by state, federal and academic partners ...

Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands

benthic habitat, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Hawaii, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We compiled existing spatial data and created maps of the marine environment, benthic habitats, fishes, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds off the Main Hawaiian ...

Marine Biogeographic Assessment of Three National Marine Sanctuaries off North Central California

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Regional Ecosystem Science

We assessed the distribution and abundance of selected marine species and habitats off the north central California coast on behalf of NOAA’s Office of National ...

Marine Bird Spatial Distributions on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf: Data Synthesis and Modeling

California, Habitat Mapping, jeffery.leirness@noaa.gov, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine bird, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Oregon, out continental shelf, Pacific Ocean, seabird, spatial modeling, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

Currently, there is a gap in useable information regarding marine bird distributions on the U.S. Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). We are synthesizing available high-quality, ...

Marine Cage Culture and the Environment

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

We conducted a comprehensive review and analysis of global research on the environmental effects of marine cage culture. This analysis comprises the latest knowledge of ...

Marine Debris in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Georgia, gray's reef, john.christensen@noaa.gov, laurie.bauer@noaa.gov, marine debris, Marine Spatial Ecology, spatial predictive map, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We collaborated with Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary managers and NOAA’s Marine Debris Program personnel to determine where marine debris accumulates in the sanctuary and ...

Marine Spatial Planning Data Development: Central and Southeastern US (VA, NC, SC)

james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, Offshore Wind, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia

NCCOS is hosting a Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in North Carolina to bring together stakeholders from Virginia and the Carolinas and determine the spatial data ...

Marine Spatial Planning Data Development: U.S. Caribbean

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, james.morris@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

NCCOS and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service hosted workshops with stakeholders in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to identify spatial data for informed ...

Marshes on the Margins: Developing Tidal Wetlands Adaptation Strategies in Southern California

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, estuaries, Habitat, inlets, marshes, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We will investigate how the dynamic and heavily altered (e.g., through jetty construction or dredging) estuaries of Southern California will be affected by sea level ...

Measuring and Modeling the Photo-oxidation of Floating Oil

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, ed.wirth@noaa.gov, emily.pisarski@noaa.gov, Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Upon release into the environment, oil is subject to a variety of weathering processes, including volatilization, biodegradation, dissolution, and photo-oxidation. Prior to the Deepwater Horizon ...

Measuring the Human Dimensions of Coastal Ecosystems

Alabama, American Samoa, Assessing Human Use, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, , South Carolina, Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We are using social science to better understand the linkages between coastal ecosystems and human health and well-being, with the aim of providing information to ...

Mechanism of Harmful Algal Bloom Initiation in the Western Gulf of Mexico

Forecasting, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, threaten human and ecosystem health and local economies around the Gulf of Mexico. Although the blooms mostly prevail ...

Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia – Glider Application to Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Monitoring: Pilot Study and Transition to Operations

david.hilmer@noaa.gov, deadzone, gliders, Gulf of Mexico, hypoxia, Hypoxia, nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We evaluated the use of gliders to improve Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone monitoring. The efficacy of this technology was determined and we developed a ...

Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia – Integrated Causal Modeling of the Oceanographic Processes that Cause the Dead Zone in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Change, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We’re examining the complex physical and biogeochemical relations that control and maintain the low-oxygen dead zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). We are ...

Mercury Hot Spots and Bioaccumulation in Fish

Alabama, bioaccumulation, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, mercury, methylmercury, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We identify which species of fish and which harvest locations expose consumers the most to potentially toxic mercury. With this information, we seek to develop ...

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of American Samoa

American Samoa, coral, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, mesophotic coral ecosystems, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating American Samoa’s mesophotic coral ecosystems (40–100 meters or ~130–330 feet deep) to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. Nearly ...

Metabolism and Physiology of Red Tide Toxins in Turtles

Alabama, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Louisiana, Mississippi, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Endangered sea turtles experience severe mortality during Florida red tides. This project uses non-endangered freshwater turtles as a model animal to determine the effects of ...

Microcystins in Bivalves: Optimizing of Monitoring For and Minimizing Risk From an Emerging Human Health Threat

Atlantic Ocean, bivalves, California, Chesapeake Bay, cyanobacteria, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Long Island Sound, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, microcystins, New York, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

This project addresses an emerging concern across the US - the transfer of freshwater algal toxins into the marine environment where they can infiltrate the ...

Mitigating Microcystis in the Chesapeake Bay

cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maryland, microcystins, microcystis, myxophyceae, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Chitosan, a natural compound, is added to concentrations of local sediments and commercial clays to control harmful algal blooms. We are studying the impacts of ...

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