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Baseline Assessment of Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico in Support of Watershed Restoration

Caribbean Sea, Coastal Change, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, Restoration, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We completed a baseline assessment of the environmental conditions in Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico, to help coastal managers identify the most appropriate restoration projects, and ...

Baseline Environmental Assessment off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands to Evaluate Effectiveness of Watershed Restoration Efforts

Assessing Human Use, Caribbean Sea, charles.menza@noaa.gov, contaminant, coral, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Marine Spatial Ecology, , Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Watershed restoration projects are being conducted on St. John, USVI, to improve the health of coral reef ecosystems, create jobs, improve island infrastructure, and obtain ...

Benthic Habitat Characterization and Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of West Coast Sanctuaries

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

Cordell Bank, Greater Farallones and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaries harbor diverse communities of deep-water fish, corals and sponges. Corals and sponges associated with groundfish ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping for Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

Summary: We developed benthic habitat maps for the Buck Island Reef National Monument, north of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The bathymetry (depth) ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

American Samoa, benthic habitat, biogeographic assessment, Guam, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, seafloor mapping, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

NCCOS produced a georeferenced, digital atlas of benthic habitat maps for the shallow-water (< 30m) coral ecosystem habitats around the U.S. Pacific Territories of American ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for a Baseline Inventory

benthic habitat, Caribbean Sea, Coral, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, mangroves, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, seafloor map, seagrass, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We conducted benthic habitat mapping of shallow-water coral reef areas off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to inventory the coral reefs and related ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Coral Reefs in Florida, Caribbean, and the Pacific

American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We are producing benthic seafloor habitat maps to help coastal managers assess, protect, and preserve the condition of coral reef ecosystems. Why We Care Coral ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems to Support Reef Conservation and Management

Atlantic Ocean, benthic habitat, Coral, coral reef conservation, coral reef ecosystems, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, seafloor mapping, Seagrasses, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

NOAA mapped the shallow-water (less than 25 meters deep) coral reef ecosystems of the Florida Keys to support research, conservation, and management activities of state ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Seagrasses, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

NCCOS developed benthic habitat maps for shallow (<30 m) areas around the Main Hawaiian Islands to help local managers and researchers develop reef fish management ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies

We developed a benthic habitat map of coral reef ecosystems around Majuro, an atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The maps were created ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palmyra Atoll

atoll, biogeographic assessment, Coral, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, seafloor, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In the first such effort in this location, we mapped the waters surrounding Palmyra Atoll to help researchers develop reef fish management strategies, optimize biological ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

benthic habitat, biogeographic assessment, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, seafloor map, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

NCCOS produced georeferenced, digital benthic habitat maps for the shallow-water (< 30m) coral ecosystem habitats around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, to provide baseline information for ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping of the Republic of Palau

benthic habitat, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Protected Species, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow (<30 meters) areas around the main islands of the Republic of Palau to help local managers and researchers ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping off Southwest Puerto Rico

Caribbean Sea, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We mapped the shallow-water benthic habitats of two areas off southwest Puerto Rico. This effort improves on previous NOAA benthic habitat maps by using more ...

Benthic Habitat Mapping off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Reef National Monument

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, coral, Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, seafloor mapping, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow areas (< 30 m) around St. John and moderate-depth areas (30–60 m) south of St. John in the ...

Bioeffects Assessment in Bristol Bay, Alaska: Characterization of Soft Bottom Benthic Habitats and Fish Contaminant Body Burdens and Histopathology Characterization

Alaska, aquaculture, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, pollutants, pollution, salmon, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Bristol Bay hosts the largest salmon fishery in the world, as well as a number of other important fisheries. We are studying sediment conditions that ...

Bioeffects Program Reports: Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico

Alabama, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contamination, Florida, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, Louisiana, marine health, Mississippi, pcbs, pollution, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories

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 ...

Bioeffects Program Reports: Kachemak Bay, Alaska

Alaska, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contaminants, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, Kachemak Bay, marine health, pollutution, restoration, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The Bioeffects program is a nationwide program of environmental assessment and related research designed to describe the current status of environmental quality in our nation's ...

Bioeffects Program Reports: Mid/North Atlantic Region

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

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 ...

Bioeffects Program Reports: Pacific Coast and Hawaii

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

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 ...

Bioeffects Program Reports: South Atlantic Region

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

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 ...

Projects Explorer

Baseline Assessment of Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico in Support of Watershed Restoration

Baseline Environmental Assessment off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands to Evaluate Effectiveness of Watershed Restoration Efforts

Benthic Habitat Characterization and Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of West Coast Sanctuaries

Benthic Habitat Mapping for Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix

Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for a Baseline Inventory

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Coral Reefs in Florida, Caribbean, and the Pacific

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems to Support Reef Conservation and Management

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palmyra Atoll

Benthic Habitat Mapping of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Benthic Habitat Mapping of the Republic of Palau

Benthic Habitat Mapping off Southwest Puerto Rico

Benthic Habitat Mapping off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Reef National Monument

Bioeffects Assessment in Bristol Bay, Alaska: Characterization of Soft Bottom Benthic Habitats and Fish Contaminant Body Burdens and Histopathology Characterization

Bioeffects Program Reports: Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico

Bioeffects Program Reports: Kachemak Bay, Alaska

Bioeffects Program Reports: Mid/North Atlantic Region

Bioeffects Program Reports: Pacific Coast and Hawaii

Bioeffects Program Reports: South Atlantic Region

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