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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 ...

National Phytoplankton Monitoring Network

Harmful algal blooms impact the coastal economy on average $82 million a year. Because every coastal state suffers HABs the problem is too much for ...

New Pacific Ciguatoxins Identification and Analysis

ciguatoxins, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies, zhihong.wang@noaa.gov

Ciguatoxins originate from marine algae, such as Gambierdiscus spp., enter the food web through fish, and pass to humans. To improve detection methods and better ...

New Tools to Aid in Managing Ciguatera Poisoning Risks in the Caribbean

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Caribbean Sea, ciguatoxin, ECOHAB, Florida, gambierdiscus, Gulf of Mexico, harmful algal bloom, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, , Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Ciguatera fish poisoning is the most frequently reported non-bacterial illness associated with eating fish in the United States and the U. S. territorial islands. Ciguatera ...

NOAA Mussel Watch Program: An Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Chesapeake Bay, MD, and Charleston Harbor, SC

andrew.leight@noaa.gov, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, ed.wirth@noaa.gov, Maryland, National Mussel Watch, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, water quality

Since 1986, NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants and biological indicators of water quality. The program is being ...

NOAA Mussel Watch Program: An Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Gulf of Maine

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Gulf of Maine, Maine, mary.rider@noaa.gov, Massachusetts, National Mussel Watch, New Hampshire, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Since 1986, NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants and biological indicators of water quality. The program is being ...

Nutrient Dynamics and Changes to Benthic Communities in Vatia, American Samoa

American Samoa, benthic habitat, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, eutrophication, Pacific Ocean, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

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

Nutrient Stress and Source Identification in the Coral Reefs of Ofu and Olosega, American Samoa

American Samoa, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, contaminant analysis, contaminants, Coral Reefs, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Observed blooms of algae including caulerpa and valonia in the coral reef ecosystems of Ofu and Olosega are of concern to coastal managers. It has ...

Ocean Acidification and Sea Scallops: Predicting Impacts of Climate Change

Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, ocean acidification, sea scallop, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are supporting the development of an integrated model to forecast the impacts of ocean acidification on the Atlantic sea scallop fishery. The model will ...

Ocean Acidification in the California Current: Predicting Impacts on Food Webs and Economies within a Context of Climate Change

California, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, ocean acidification, Ocean Acidification, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We are supporting the development of a management model to predict impacts of ocean acidification on food webs and the fishing economy in the California ...

Ocean Acidification: Understanding Changing Chemistry in Alaska Coastal Waters

Alaska, Coastal Change, kris.holderied@noaa.gov, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification, U.S. States and Territories

Ocean acidification is a problem created by the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and it is harmful to certain plankton, shellfish, coral, ...

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