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Modeling and mapping marine bird distributions on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf to support offshore renewable energy planning

Seabirds and other marine birds are wide-ranging and highly mobile so mapping their at-sea distributions presents a significant challenge. The purpose of this project was ...

Modeling Approach to Predicting Nitrogen Removal by the Eastern Oyster Aquaculture Industry

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Connecticut, Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Water Quality

Burning fossil fuel, applying fertilizers, and other activities have resulted in nutrient-loaded runoff that can cause the overgrowth of algae and seaweeds in coastal waters ...

Modeling Factors that Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms

Gulf of Mexico, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies, wayne.litaker@noaa.gov

Harmful algal blooms that disrupt and degrade coastal aquatic ecosystems are occurring with greater frequency. We developed a model that shows these events are not ...

Modeling Favorable Habitat for Alexandrium catenella in Puget Sound

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

In Puget Sound, the toxic alga Alexandrium catenella threatens people who eat shellfish contaminated with the algal toxin. Previous studies identify “seedbeds” of Alexandrium resting ...

Modeling Hypoxia and Ecological Responses to Climate and Nutrients

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Delaware, Hypoxia, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are developing modeling tools that can be used to predict ecological responses to climate and nutrient input management in coastal systems. This project is ...

Modeling Impacts of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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

We are determining the effects of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) on reproduction of fish (Atlantic croaker) throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico to accurately model ...

Modeling Mesophotic Coral Distributions in the Au’au Channel, Hawaii

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We developed predictive maps of the distribution of selected hard corals living in the mesophotic zone (30–150 meters deep) in and around the Au’au Channel, ...

Modeling Ocean Acidification in the Coastal Zone

Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies, wayne.litaker@noaa.gov

Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) to seawater raises the acidity of seawater, which can adversely affect marine life and fisheries. Coastal waters receive both atmospheric CO2 ...

Modeling, Visualizing, and Communicating Nor'easter and Hurricane Threats With Sea Level Rise to Support Coastal Management in New England

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, Other Topics, Rhode Island, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are working to inform and improve coastal resource management and resilience to extreme weather events (e.g., Nor’easters and hurricanes) whose impacts are magnified with ...

Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes

blue-green algae blooms, Great Lakes, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes (MERHAB-LGL) was the first regional, multi-institution project to examine toxic cyanobacteria in ...

Monitoring and Management of Lipophilic Shellfish Toxins in Washington

azaspiracid poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, dinophysis, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, lipophilic toxins, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Lipid and fat soluble (lipophilic) algal toxins linked to diarrhetic shellfish poisoning and azaspiracid shellfish poisoning are emerging threats to recreational, subsistence, and commercial shellfisheries ...

Multi-objective Assessment of Flood Adaptation Options in Los Angeles County

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are evaluating, at a high resolution, the social, economic, and environmental benefits, costs, and tradeoffs of different approaches to manage flood risk in Los ...

Multidisciplinary Approach to a Cross-Regional Problem: Dinophysis and DSP Toxicity

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 ...

Nanomaterials in the Marine Environment: The Use of Salt-Marsh Mesocosms to Study Transport and Partitioning

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, microplastic, mike.fulton@noaa.gov, paul.pennington@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

In our study of the movement and accumulation of gold and silver nanomaterials in simulated salt-marsh enclosures, we found that the particles moved from the ...

National Analytical Response to Harmful Algal Bloom–Related Marine Animal Mortality Events

Atlantic Ocean, California, Florida, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We use extreme events to research new or changing impacts of harmful algal blooms in coastal waters. The NOAA Analytical Response Team leverages cutting-edge analytical ...

National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI)

Caribbean Sea, Coral, coral reef, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Researchers at the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) are exploring scientifically sound approaches to understand, assess, monitor, restore and mitigate injured coral reefs. NCRI is ...

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Implementation: Biological and Socioeconomic Monitoring

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs ...

National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: Update

Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, eutrophication, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...

National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) Coastal Assessment

In support of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, we completed the estuarine and coastal components of the National Fish Habitat Assessment. We compiled and ...

National Inventory of Deep-sea Corals and Sponges: Development of a Database of Observations and a Web Portal

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, coral reef, deep sea corals, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, robert.mcguinn@noaa.gov, sponge reef, Waterbodies

We are working in support of NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program to locate, map, and characterize deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems throughout ...

National Mussel Watch Program: 2022 Assessment of Emerging and Legacy Contaminants in the Great Lakes

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Lauren.Swam@noaa.gov, National Mussel Watch, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) — such as mercury, chlorinated paraffins, and per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances — are a threat to human and ecosystem health ...

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