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Survey and Impact Assessment of Derelict Fish Traps in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Assessing Human Use, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, randy.clark@noaa.gov, , U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

In the waters surrounding St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, we conducted an assessment of the causes and effects of lost fish traps ...

Synthesis and Integrated Modeling of Long-Term Data Sets to Support Fisheries and Hypoxia Management in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

California, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, fisheries, Gulf of Mexico, Hypoxia, hypoxia, modeling, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We are integrating existing data sets collected in the Northern Gulf of Mexico to study hypoxia impacts on coastal ecosystems and associated fisheries. We are ...

Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Protection

avery.paxton@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features

We are summarizing existing information on how actions working with nature to meet society’s and nature’s needs, called nature-based solutions (NBS), help boost coastal resilience ...

Technical Support for Inception of Florida DEP Coral Reef Nutrient Monitoring Program

benthic habitat, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, coral reef, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, eutrophication, Florida, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

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 ...

Testing Feasibility of Directly Seeding Oyster Reefs Using Marked Larvae as an Alternative to Traditional Method for Seeding Reefs

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Coastal Change, jason.spires@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Stephanie.Westby@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

We are testing the feasibility of "direct setting," a new method for seeding oyster reefs. Traditional reef seeding in areas with low natural-recruitment uses hatchery-produced ...

The Coastal Recovery from Storms Tool (CReST): Modeling Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Natural and Managed Beaches and Dunes

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, storm recovery, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are developing a community modeling tool, based on field data, to inform impact and vulnerability assessments of dune and beach recovery following storms under ...

The Columbia River Plume and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Pacific Northwest: Bioreactor, Barrier, or Conduit?

alexandrium catennella, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Columbia River, domoic acid, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Juan de Fuca Eddy, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, shellfish poisoning, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We identified the oceanographic causes and transport routes for the harmful alga Pseudo-nitzschia in the offshore waters of the Pacific Northwest and improved predictability of ...

The Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project (C-CCREMP)

Atlantic Ocean, C-CREMP, Caribbean Sea, Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project, Coral, coral reef monitoring, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. Caribbean, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We worked with territorial and federal partners to develop an integrated system for monitoring coral reef ecosystem health in the U.S. Caribbean. We integrated existing ...

The Dinoflagellate-Specific Algicide IRI-160AA: Isolation, Characterization, and Potential Impacts on Ecologically Relevant Species

algicide, biological control, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Other Topics, PCMHAB, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Building on previous research that showed the bacteria Shewanella sp. IRI-160 produces an algicide targeting dinoflagellates with no effect on other phytoplankton, the project team ...

The Economic Value of Natural Infrastructure for Storm Damage Reduction in North Carolina’s Coastal Communities

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, matt.gorstein@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, , theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This two-year project is determining the economic value of the reduction in storm impacts to coastal communities due to the presence of natural infrastructure in ...

The Environmental Sample Processor – Making it More Affordable and Easier to Use

California, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Massachusetts, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are re-engineering the design of the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), one of the first available in-water sensors to measure harmful algae, their toxins, and ...

The Impact of Temperature and Salinity on Pesticide Toxicity

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We tested the toxicity of pesticides to shrimp and phytoplankton to better understand the environmental risks of these chemicals. We found that pesticide toxicity can ...

The Role of Nitric Oxide in Promoting Heterosigma Blooms

Atlantic Ocean, Delaware, Delaware Inland Baysr, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Heterosigma, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, nitric acid, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Heterosigma akashiwo has emerged as a threat to finfish and shellfish stocks resulting in significant impacts to the coastal economy. We are working to identify ...

The Role of Temperature and Depth in Fish Community Distribution off North Carolina with Implications for Invasive Lionfish Distribution

christine.addison@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, North Carolina, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We examined the relationship between water temperature, depth, and invasive lionfish and native fish communities, off the coast of North Carolina. By understanding how present ...

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States

American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Reports in The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States series represent NOAA’s ongoing effort to assess the ...

Threatened Resources: Bank Systems of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We undertook an ecological assessment of bank systems in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) to determine what will be lost if these systems ...

Tool to Forecast the Effect of Waves on Waterbodies and Shorelines

amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Florida, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We created a tool to help coastal community managers, resource managers, and biologists estimate the wave impact potential to a given area. Wave forms included ...

Total Suspended Solids, Turbidity and Contaminants Related to Dredging Activities and Water Quality Criterion Development for the State of Florida

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov, coral reef conservation, coral reef ecosystems, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Florida, sedimentation, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, water quality, Water Quality

The purpose of this project is to provide additional environmental stressor data related to multiple port dredging projects in south Florida, especially as they relate ...

Toward a National Coastal Ecosystem Prediction System

christine.addison@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

This project aims to deliver nationally consistent marsh habitat predictions with sea level rise. Leveraging a multi-agency partnership including modelers and end users, these co-developed ...

Toward a Predictive Understanding of Cochlodinium and Alexandrium Blooms in the Lower Chesapeake Bay

Alexandrium, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Cochlodinium, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

Large blooms of Cochlodinium polykrikoides have occurred throughout the lower Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in recent decades and appear to be followed by increasingly ...

Towards a Predictive Understanding of Our Ecosystems: Microcystis Blooms and Toxin Production

ECOHAB, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Forecasting, Great Lakes, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Massachusetts, microcystins, microcystis, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tennessee, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Cyanobacteria blooms and toxin production are an urgent contemporary problem in the US and worldwide. Water quality models are important tools for managing these problems, ...

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