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Epidemiological Modeling and Outbreak Investigations for Marine Wildlife

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, leslie.burdett@noaa.gov, Pathogens, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

Marine mammal mortality events have been linked to harmful algal bloom biotoxins, acoustic events, and infectious disease epidemics, but the underlying causes are often uncertain ...

Epileptic Disease Origins in the California Sea Lion

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

The womb is normally viewed as a protective environment. Sometimes drugs or toxicants can harm the fetus, even without apparent effects on the mother. A ...

Establishing the Sources of Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Great Lakes

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.wickham@noaa.gov, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Although phosphorus typically limits the growth of freshwater phytoplankton populations, little is known about how the common toxic alga Microcystis aeruginosa responds to variations in ...

Estimating Economic Losses and Impacts of Florida Red Tide

Ecosystem Services Valuation, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Other Topics, , Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project, funded by NCCOS through the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, will examine the economic impacts of Karenia brevis events across 80 ...

Estimating the Economic Burden of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Pacific Northwest Aquaculture

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Ecosystem Services Valuation, john.jacobs@noaa.gov, Pathogens, , Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Illnesses caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus are an economic burden to the oyster industry. We’re estimating the economic burden in the oyster production chain in Washington ...

Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization – Assessment of the “Living Shoreline” Approach

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, coastal erosion, coastal habitat, living shoreline, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, shoreline stabilization, U.S. States and Territories

We are assessing the use of various shoreline stabilization approaches. We are focusing on: 1) the impact different methods of shoreline stabilization have on ecosystem ...

Estuarine Species Database for the NOAA Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program

We developed a database on the distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 153 species in 122 estuaries in support of the Estuarine Living ...

Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Patuxent River

aquaculture, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, eutrophication, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

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 ...

Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Potomac River Estuary

aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, eutrophication, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, shellfish, 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, which can lead to depletion of dissolved oxygen ...

Evaluating Changes in Health and Well-being in Communities Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Alabama, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, deepwater horizon, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, oil spill, , , South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are exploring how environmental changes that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster of 2010 are affecting human health and well-being in neighboring coastal ...

Evaluating Nature-Based Solution Performance

Atlantic Ocean, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, brandon.puckett@noaa.gov, christine.addison@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, Pacific Ocean, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

We are evaluating the performance of three types of nature-based solutions: oyster reefs, coral reefs, and wetlands created from dredged sediments. We will examine project ...

Evaluating Risk of Tidal Marsh Inundation and Monetizing Services to Prioritize Management Actions

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Delaware, Delaware Bay, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Georgia, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, , , South Carolina, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are identifying the coastal wetlands in Georgia, South Carolina, and Delaware Bay that are most vulnerable to sea-level rise and quantifying the value of ...

Evaluating Socioeconomic Indicators of Coastal Communities for Increased Understanding of Aquaculture Siting

Amy.Freitag@noaa.gov, Assessing Human Use, Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, , Waterbodies

Waterway in Cocodrie, Louisiana, a fishing, shrimping, and crabbing community in Terrebonne Parish. Credit: Seann Regan, NOAA. The project team will analyze socioeconomic data in ...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Island Restoration and Enhancement for Coastal Protection

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Maryland, Natural and Nature-based Features, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are assessing how the effort to restore the footprint of Swan Island in Chesapeake Bay with dunes and dredged sediments is affecting ecosystems that ...

Evaluation of Coral Reef Restoration Success at Mission: Iconic Reefs Using Photogrammetry

Coastal Change, Coral, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Diver James Emm (FKNMS-FIU) collects photographs of Eastern Dry Rocks reef near Key West, Florida, as part of a joint FKNMS-NCCOS field mission. The area ...

Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies for Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery

California, domoic acid, Economics, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, PCMHAB, pseudo-nitzschia, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We will assess the potential economic benefits of mitigation strategies for harmful algal blooms in the Dungeness crab fishery along the U.S. West Coast. Why ...

Evidence on the Use of Built Structures for Coral Reef-Related Applications

Atlantic Ocean, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

Amidst global declines in coral reefs, restoration practitioners and managers are increasingly considering incorporating built structures in restoration. However, information on how built structures have ...

Expanding ISSC Validated Options for Monitoring Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison Toxins

Atlantic Ocean, dinophysis, DSP, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, ISSC, Maine, Other Topics, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In the U.S., the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establish methods of toxin analysis to regulate shellfish, and ...

Expanding the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Program for Monitoring of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning and Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning

Alaska, domoic acid, DSP, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, MERHAB, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project expands existing harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring conducted by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Laboratory (STAERL) to include testing shellfish for ...

Expansion of Anatoxin-a Monitoring Methods for Harmful Algal Blooms to Include New and Additional Congeners

Canada, Foreign Countries, Great Lakes, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Michigan, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will improve monitoring and response to harmful blooms of cyanobacteria by expanding the utility of an existing analytical method for detecting members of ...

Explaining Acidification and Nutrient Pollution in Texas Estuaries

Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories

We are supporting research that will define relationships between estuarine acidification and other stressors (i.e., reduced freshwater inflow, low oxygen, and nutrient loading) in Texas ...

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