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Outdoor Recreation in Coastal Virginia

Assessing Human Use, Chesapeake Bay, heidi.burkart@noaa.gov, sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov, , U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

Taskinas Creek, a small tributary of the York River (Virginia). Credit: NOAA. Understanding who visits coastal and marine areas and why is crucial for natural ...

Oyster Aquaculture Related Ecosystem Services in the Choptank River Habitat Focus Area (HFA)

aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, eutrophication, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, shellfish, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Eutrophication—the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water—threatens the normal function and benefits provided by coastal ecosystems. Attempts to reverse eutrophication have focused on ...

Oyster Marking Methodology Study

Chesapeake Bay, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, jason.spires@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Waterbodies

We are developing methods to imprint oysters with a non-toxic fluorochrome dye to give scientists, aquaculturists, health officials, and enforcement agencies the ability to positively ...

Patterns of Visitation at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Assessing Human Use, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, , tim.battista@noaa.gov

Basic statistics on visitor use are lacking at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS). High-resolution satellite data, buoy camera pictures, and weather patterns will be ...

Pavement Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Potential Mitigation Options Using Natural and Nature-Based Features

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, highways, Natural and Nature-based Features, New Hampshire, NNBF, Other Topics, resilience, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, Sponsored Research, transportation, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating the coastal processes and hazards that damage roadway pavement. This work combines hydrodynamic, groundwater, and pavement models, along with an adaptation impact ...

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Coastal Waters

ed.wirth@noaa.gov, mike.fulton@noaa.gov, pharmaceuticals, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We helped two South Carolina municipal water facilities evaluate the effectiveness of their treatment plants in removing pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater ...

Planning for Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture in Complex Multiple Use Environments: Determining Social and Ecological Carrying Capacity for South Puget Sound (PECSA)

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

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 ...

Pollution and Biological Health Assessment of Fjords on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Alaska, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, ian.hartwell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

State managers must assess contamination at abandoned mines, sewage outfalls, harbors, and other sites. We are determining the physical and chemical properties of sediments; measuring ...

Portable Toxin Detection Technology to Support Great Lakes Decision Support Tools

cyanobacteria, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Forecasting, Great Lakes, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Lake Erie, MERHAB, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, Sensor Development, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project improves the rapid detection of cyanotoxins in the field to provide managers with timely information on risk and minimize exposure to stakeholders. The ...

Predicting and Characterizing Deep-Sea Coral Habitats within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, matthew.poti@noaa.gov, Regional Ecosystem Science

We will develop predictive spatial models for deep-sea coral habitat within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). PMNM’s boundaries were expanded in 2016, and this ...

Predicting Coral Morphology to Inform the Protective Capacity of Coral Reefs Around Saipan, CNMI

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, CNMI, Coastal Change, Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories

Saipan Lagoon, Saipan, CNMI. Credit: CNMI Division of Coastal Resources Management. Branching corals are valuable for coastline protection, but also highly vulnerable to a changing ...

Predicting Impacts of Climate Change on Success of Hypoxia Management Actions in Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Hypoxia, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

We are investigating how rising atmospheric temperature and changing precipitation patterns will affect coastal hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) in Chesapeake Bay. Hypoxia in the bay, ...

Predicting Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Northeast U.S. Shellfish

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, New York, ocean acidification, Ocean Acidification, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories

We are supporting an effort to predict the effects ocean acidification will have on northeast U.S. shellfish. We will make projections on survival, growth, and ...

Predicting Impacts of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Alabama, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, EESLR, ESLR, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, Sponsored Research, The Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Program, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are assessing the impacts of sea level rise and coastal storms on marshes and oyster habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico through the ...

Predictive Modeling and Mapping of Hardbottom Seafloor Habitats off the Southeast U.S.

Atlantic Ocean, benthic habitat, Florida, Georgia, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, matthew.poti@noaa.gov, North Carolina, seafloor mapping, South Carolina, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Detailed maps of seafloor habitats along the southeast U.S. coast are sparse. While efforts to explore and map fish habitats have increased, predictions of additional ...

Prevalence of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Marine Food Webs of Prince William Sound and Kachemak Bay, Alaska

steve.kibler@noaa.gov

Saxitoxins (STXs) produced during Alexandrium Harmful Algal Blooms in Alaska accumulate in shellfish and cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). STXs transfer through zooplankton, forage fish ...

Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration in the Southeast US Atlantic

chris.taylor@noaa.gov, christine.addison@noaa.gov, Georgia, Habitat Mapping, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories

We developed a geospatial framework and online application to identify priorities for seafloor mapping along the U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast (NC, SC, and GA). This ...

Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration in the U.S. Caribbean

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, Regional Ecosystem Science, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

NCCOS developed a spatial framework to identify common research priorities across partner organizations which has been successfully implemented on the U.S. West Coast, Florida, and ...

Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, California, Habitat Mapping, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oregon, Regional Ecosystem Science, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

We developed a spatial framework and online application to identify priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys along the U.S. west CONUS coast (WCC), off ...

Prioritizing Sites for Coral Reef Conservation in the U.S. Virgin Islands

biodiversity, Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Coral, coral reef, coral reef conservation, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, prioritizing conservation sites, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, USVI, Waterbodies

This project began in October 2013 and was completed in October 2016. We used existing and newly collected data, including local diver knowledge, to develop ...

Programmatic Execution of NCCOS Community Vulnerability Assessments

Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, chloe.fleming@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

Coastal communities face increased flooding, storms, erosion, and other natural hazards worsened by climate change. Impacts from these events are felt differently across the nation ...

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