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RAPDALERT – Rapid Analysis of Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid, Locating Events in Near–Real Time

amnesic shellfish poisoning, California, domoic acid, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, harmful algal blooms, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, pseudo-nitzschia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Through this pilot project in the coastal waters of Southern California, we demonstrated the effectiveness of adding emerging technologies to harmful algal bloom monitoring programs ...

Rapid Detection of Harmful Algae

Foreign Countries, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Sensor Development, South Korea, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

To provide coastal managers with the early warning needed to implement timely and effective mitigation strategies to reduce a harmful algal bloom’s negative impacts, we ...

Rapid, Portable, Multiplexed Detection of Harmful Algal Toxins in the Great Lakes

anatoxin-a, cyanobacteria, cylindrospermopsins, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Lake Erie, microcystins, Ohio, Other Topics, saxitoxins, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are expanding algal toxin testing to include tests for saxitoxins and anatoxin-a. The new tool will give water managers and community-based monitoring networks the ...

Recovery Horizon Projections for Ship Groundings on Coral Reefs

Coral, coral reef, coral reef restoration, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, ship grounding, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Ship groundings cause extensive physical destruction to coral reefs, and subsequent recovery can be complicated and prolonged. In this project, we specifically address how coral ...

Reef Smart Collaboration: A Coral Reef Ecosystem Education Initiative

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Reef Smart Initiative is a series of strategic, community-based outreach events designed to increase awareness of NOAA’s coral reef ecosystem research and conservation success ...

Refining Ecosystem Model Inputs for Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in the San Francisco Bay Estuary

California, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies, wetlands

We are enhancing a locally relevant marsh model with new field data on the impacts of sea level rise to allow coastal managers to evaluate ...

Research to Support Management of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

chris.taylor@noaa.gov, christine.addison@noaa.gov, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Mexico, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, randy.clark@noaa.gov, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We conducted an assessment of biological resources in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, to serve as the basis for future sanctuary management decisions ...

Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development on the Oregon Coast

Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Oregon, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees development of U.S. offshore renewable energy projects on submerged lands called the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM has ...

Resolving the Effects of Resource Availability, Predation, and Competition on Brown Tide Dynamics via Metatranscriptomics

Atlantic Ocean, ECOHAB, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Long Island Sound, New York, Other Topics, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Aureococcus anophagefferens causes brown tides that have severely impacted fisheries, seagrass beds, and aquaculture in mid-Atlantic US coastal waters for three decades. The recent sequencing ...

RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program: Building a Comprehensive Monitoring Network

The RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP), administered by NOAA and USGS, is building foundational components for a Gulf of Mexico–wide monitoring network, to ...

Restoring Injured Seagrass Beds with New Methods for Re-Grading and Fertilization

amy.uhrin@noaa.gov, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Seagrasses, U.S. States and Territories

Vessel groundings in shallow waters can damage fragile seagrass habitats, sometimes permanently. We are conducting scientific studies to assess new intervention methods of sediment re-grading ...

Restoring our Nation’s Wetlands using MAPTITE: A Marsh Analysis and Planning Tool Incorporating Tides and Elevation

Connecticut, Delaware, gis, Habitat Mapping, ken.buja@noaa.gov, march, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, restoration, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, wetlands

We developed an ArcGIS-extension MAPTITE tool designed to help marsh planners maximize the success rate of vegetation restoration efforts. The tool identifies suitable locations for ...

Risk Assessment of Mosquito-control Agents

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are identifying the toxic effects that mosquito-control agents may have on estuarine species and the coastal environment. The information we gather is being placed ...

Robotic, Underwater Sensor for Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins

California, domoic acid, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, sensor, Sensor Development, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, tina.mikulski@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We developed a device to provide resource managers and public-health officials with valuable, real-time data on harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxicity. This robotic, underwater sensor ...

Salt Marsh Ecology in an Era of Sea Level Rise

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, salt march, sea level rise, shoreline change, U.S. States and Territories

Under the right circumstances, salt marshes have the ability to increase their elevation, and therefore may be able to “keep up” with sea level rise ...

Salt Marsh Evolution along the South Atlantic Bight

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Florida, Georgia, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, South Carolina, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are advancing marsh modeling in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) to provide high-resolution predictions of future marsh evolution and the wave attenuation of these ...

Sampling Design Tool for ArcGIS

arcgis, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, charles.menza@noaa.gov, gis, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Waterbodies

The Sampling Design Tool for ArcGIS randomly selects people, animals, objects, or places in a GIS environment to infer status or change. The tool was ...

Scenarios and Tradeoffs: Providing Useful Models to Coastal Managers

Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

Many agencies at the federal, state, and regional level need to use ecosystem models to help them predict the results of different management actions on ...

Science in Support of Adaptation Planning for Climate Variability and Coastal Hazard Vulnerability in the Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, climate impacts, Delaware, flood, Maryland, resilience, seann.regan@noaa.gov, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, vulnerability assessment, Waterbodies

The Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, provides people with valuable ecosystem services. Impacts from climate change, including sea level rise and ...

Science to Support a Climate-Ready Dungeness Crab Fishery in the Northern California Current

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, , Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

The productive coastal ocean off northern California, Oregon, and Washington is facing impacts from multiple environmental stressors, including hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, increasing water temperatures, ...

Scientific Support for Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Coral, Coral, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oil Spill, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, Restoration, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We are working on a collaborative set of projects to better understand and restore mesophotic and deep benthic communities in the Gulf of Mexico impacted ...

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