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Exploring and Characterizing the Seafloor of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

coral gardens, corals, deepwater corals, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, lophelia pertusa, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, rockfish, seafloor, seafloor mapping, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We worked with staff at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) on three mapping related efforts: 1) developed a map of existing data to plan ...

Exploring Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability to Surface and Subsurface Flooding with Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Strategies in California

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 will identify the roles of natural and nature-based features and conventional infrastructure in controlling coastal flood hazards in the face of sea level rise ...

Extending Seafloor Mapping Products to Include Habitats Greater Than 20 m Depths in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

barrier reef, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories

We are providing improved seafloor mapping data products for regions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary deeper than 20 meters. Along with the mapping ...

Fast Tool to Detect Toxic Shellfish

Alaska, California, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, wayne.r.litaker@noaa.gov

The marine food source and livelihood of tribes and communities along the Pacific coast are threatened by Pseudo-nitzschia blooms that produce domoic acid, a potent ...

Field-based Mesocosms: In Situ Deployments for Assessing Impacts of Chemical Spills in Coastal Areas

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Gulf of Mexico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation

We are working to improve our ability to rapidly assess the impacts of oil spills by building on field and laboratory toxicity studies that were ...

Fighting Climate-Driven Collapse of Marine Species in Coastal Habitats

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

A group of purple urchins (left) next to a red abalone (right). Credit: NOAA. Historically, red abalone populations in nearshore habitats off the California coast ...

Florida Regional Ecosystem Stressors Collaborative Assessment (FRESCA)

We are investigating the current and future impacts of five key stressors–ocean acidification, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, warming, and eutrophication–on South Florida’s coastal ecosystems. Results ...

Forecasting Chesapeake Bay Fishery Resources

Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, striped bass, Waterbodies

We are developing a model to forecast striped bass recruitment in the Chesapeake Bay and are partnering with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service to incorporate ...

Forecasting the Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions for Hypoxia in Lake Erie

elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Hypoxia, hypoxia, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In recent years, the central basin of Lake Erie has experienced low-oxygen conditions, despite measures taken by surrounding states and provinces to reduce nutrient inputs ...

Forecasting the Spread and Bioeconomic Impacts of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Illinois, Invasive Species, Marine Spatial Ecology, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

We are developing predictions of the arrival and economic impact of non-native aquatic invasive species to better respond to current invasions and prevent future invasions ...

Genomics of HAB Dinoflagellates: Identification of Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Blooms

Florida, genomics, Gulf of Mexico, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Karenia brevis, Other Topics, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are working to identify key genes and processes encoded in the dinoflagellate genome that are responsible for regulating the growth, maintenance, and termination of ...

Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific

California, climate change, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, ecological forecasting, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, fisheries, Oregon, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Northeast Pacific fisheries of salmon, halibut, cod, perch, walleye pollock, rockfish and king crab are the largest U.S. commercial fisheries. From 1996 to 2008, NCCOS ...

Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northwest Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, fishing, georges bank, Gulf of Maine, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Georges Bank, located off Cape Cod has long supported important commercial fisheries. From 1996 to 2008, NCCOS partnered with the National Science Foundation supporting the ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Program: An Assessment and Characterization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) within the Great Lakes Basin

Andrea.Pugh@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, michael.edwards@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

NOAA's Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants since 1986. These monitoring efforts now include contaminants of emerging concern, such ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Sites Land-use Characterization and Assessment

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, michael.edwards@noaa.gov, Michigan, Minnesota, mussel watch, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, watershed pollution

Land use is an important parameter in the assessment of coastal waters, as land-based activities and land-based pollution affect the quality of downstream environments. Land ...

Great Lakes Mussel Watch Supports the President’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contaminant, Great Lakes, Indiana, kimani.kimbrough@noaa.gov, Michigan, Minnesota, mussel watch, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, quagga mussel, sediment, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, zebra mussel

The President’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative began in 2010 and provided the financial support for the Great Lakes Mussel Watch, one of several projects of ...

Guidance for the Successful Use of Living Shorelines

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, erosion, living shorelines, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories

Living shorelines are an increasingly popular shoreline stabilization strategy because they protect against shoreline erosion while also providing habitat and enhancing water quality. The widespread ...

Habitat Digitizer Extension

American Samoa, arcgis, Guam, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories

The Habitat Digitizer Extension is a GIS tool that was developed to delineate features by visually interpreting georeferenced images and also to select attributes using ...

Habitat Mapping of Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow-water (< 40 meters) areas in and around Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve ...

HABON-NE, An Adaptive Observing Network for Real-Time, In Situ HAB Monitoring and Data Sharing Across New England

Alexandrium, Atlantic Ocean, domoic acid, Forecasting, Gulf of Maine, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Maine, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Massachusetts, MERHAB, New Hampshire, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

New England coastal waters have long been impacted by Alexandrium, a species that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. Other species have recently emerged in the Gulf ...

HABs in the Kodiak Archipelago: HAB Monitoring and Toxin Testing to Support Community Subsistence Harvesting and Forecast Model Development

Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Locations of monitoring beaches for shellfish toxicity in the Chiniak Bay study area, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska. The project will enhance an existing HAB monitoring framework ...

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