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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 ...

Promoting Innovative Transformational Coastal Adaptation in Collaboration with Underserved Communities

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Coastal marshes and wetlands can attenuate wave energy and reduce flood risk. This project will model and evaluate the costs and benefits of various nature ...

Protecting Coral Reef Fish with Improved Monitoring: Supporting the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Program

Atlantic Ocean, charles.menza@noaa.gov, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, reef fish, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We developed a guide for monitoring reef fish in the National Park Service's South Florida / Caribbean Network (SFCN) of managed areas. Why We Care ...

Protecting Local Species with Better Detection Methods for Invasive Species in Deep-Water Habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Coral, Hawaii, hypnea musciformis, Invasive species, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, snowflake coral, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We reviewed strategies for detecting invasive species, such as snowflake coral and hookweed, in deep- water habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and developed protocols ...

Protecting New Yorkers from Toxic Shellfish Poisoning with HAB Early Warning and Rapid Response

alexandrium fundyense, Atlantic Ocean, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, hab, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, New York, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Since 2006, large, annual, toxic algal blooms have alarmed the New York shellfish industry. We are developing an early warning system of toxic algae in ...

Quantification and Optimization of Nature-based Solutions for Mitigating Coastal Vulnerability and Risk

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Rhode Island, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are working to inform and improve coastal resource management and resilience to extreme weather events (e.g., Nor’easters and hurricanes) whose impacts are magnified with ...

Quantification and Valuation of Municipal Scale Shellfish Ecosystem Services

Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Connecticut, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories

Eutrophication, the over-enrichment of the aquatic environment with nutrients, can result in excessive plant growth and loss of oxygen from the water. Shellfish aquaculture eases ...

Quantifying the Benefits of Natural and Nature-based Features in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Under Different Sea Level Rise Scenarios to Inform Conservation and Management Decisions

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Maryland, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We will analyze how marshes, submerged aquatic vegetation, and other natural features reduce wave energy and flood risks along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal ...

RAPDALERT – Rapid Analysis of Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid, Locating Events in Near–Real Time

amnesic shellfish poisoning, California, domoic acid, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, harmful algal blooms, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, MERHAB, pseudo-nitzschia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Through this pilot project in the coastal waters of Southern California, we demonstrated the effectiveness of adding emerging technologies to harmful algal bloom monitoring programs ...

Rapid Detection of Harmful Algae

Foreign Countries, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Sensor Development, South Korea, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

To provide coastal managers with the early warning needed to implement timely and effective mitigation strategies to reduce a harmful algal bloom’s negative impacts, we ...

Rapid, Portable, Multiplexed Detection of Harmful Algal Toxins in the Great Lakes

anatoxin-a, cyanobacteria, cylindrospermopsins, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Lake Erie, microcystins, Ohio, Other Topics, saxitoxins, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are expanding algal toxin testing to include tests for saxitoxins and anatoxin-a. The new tool will give water managers and community-based monitoring networks the ...

California, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies, wetlands

We are enhancing a locally relevant marsh model with new field data on the impacts of sea level rise to allow coastal managers to evaluate ...

Projects Explorer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Programmatic Execution of NCCOS Community Vulnerability Assessments

Promoting Innovative Transformational Coastal Adaptation in Collaboration with Underserved Communities

Protecting Coral Reef Fish with Improved Monitoring: Supporting the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Program

Protecting Local Species with Better Detection Methods for Invasive Species in Deep-Water Habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Protecting New Yorkers from Toxic Shellfish Poisoning with HAB Early Warning and Rapid Response

Quantification and Optimization of Nature-based Solutions for Mitigating Coastal Vulnerability and Risk

Quantification and Valuation of Municipal Scale Shellfish Ecosystem Services

Quantifying the Benefits of Natural and Nature-based Features in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Under Different Sea Level Rise Scenarios to Inform Conservation and Management Decisions

RAPDALERT – Rapid Analysis of Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid, Locating Events in Near–Real Time

Rapid Detection of Harmful Algae

Rapid, Portable, Multiplexed Detection of Harmful Algal Toxins in the Great Lakes

Recovery Horizon Projections for Ship Groundings on Coral Reefs

Reef Smart Collaboration: A Coral Reef Ecosystem Education Initiative

Refining Ecosystem Model Inputs for Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in the San Francisco Bay Estuary

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