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Tracking Fish Use of Engineered Habitats

bethany.williams@noaa.gov, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature® Initiative, we are using acoustic telemetry to track fish movements in engineered and ...

Tracking the Extent and Effect of Hypoxia on Commercial Fisheries off the Pacific Northwest

CHRP, dungeness crab, fisheries, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Oregon, Other Topics, Sensor Development, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Low oxygen or hypoxic zones have increased in the Pacific Northwest. We are working with Dungeness crab fishermen in Oregon to deploy dissolved oxygen sensors ...

Training Course on the Identification of Harmful Algae in United States Marine Waters

We are developing a national capacity to train the next generation of state and federal agency scientists in taxonomic identification of harmful marine algae, helping ...

Transitioning to Operations NOAA Supported Statistical Hypoxia Models and Forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay

The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) mandates the development of scientific tools for natural resource managers to address hypoxia in ...

Transportation Systems and Flood Resilience under Dynamic Sea Level Rise: Integrated Modeling to Assess Natural and Nature-Based Solutions for Roadway Flooding in Hampton Roads, Virginia

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia

We are investigating how coastal flooding is impacting surface transportation networks in Hampton Roads, VA. This work combines hydrodynamic, morphodynamic, pavement, and economic models to ...

Traveling Harmful Algal Bloom Laboratory Education Program

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, New Jersey, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Why We Care New Jersey has seen significant increases in cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) and related impacts. CyanoHABs sometimes produce toxins that can be ...

Trophic Transfer and Effects of HAB Toxins in Alaskan Marine Food Webs

Alaska, Alexandrium, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, domoic acid, ECOHAB, Forecasting, Gulf of Alaska, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, pseudo-nitzschia, saxitoxin, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project aims to determine harmful algal bloom species composition and cell densities in Alaskan waters, and to model toxin transfer pathways to zooplankton, shellfish, ...

U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization

chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, coral, Coral, coral reef, john.tomczuk@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Marine Spatial Ecology, ruben.van.hooidonk@noaa.gov, sarah.groves@noaa.gov, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

We are identifying coral reefs and underwater habitats in the U.S. Virgin Islands that have high resilience properties and potential to withstand current and forecasted ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light-enhanced toxicity of oil to early life stages of marine organisms

Atlantic Ocean, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, mike.fulton@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

One of the lingering questions after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill concerns the toxicity of thin oil sheens to aquatic species, and whether toxicity may ...

Uncovering the Mechanisms behind Wintertime Occurrences of Paralytic Shellfish Toxicity in Geoduck Clam Fisheries in Southeast Alaska

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

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) from the alga Alexandrium hinder the wintertime geoduck clam fishery in Southeast Alaska. With no winter blooms of Alexandrium on record, ...

Understanding and Predicting Changes in Coastal Marsh Ecosystem Services: Realizing the Combined Effects of Sea Level Rise, Tides, and Storm Surge on Marshes and their Capacity to Protect Shorelines

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, marsh, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, storm surge, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are developing marsh conservation and restoration guidance for the central coastal region of North Carolina from eight years of yet unpublished, continuous water-level data ...

Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We investigated the role that the mesophotic coral ecosystems of Pulley Ridge (off the southwest coast of Florida) played in replenishing key coral, sponge, algal, ...

Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

benthic habitat, Coral, coral, coral reef, Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, mesophotic coral ecosystems, national marine sanctuaries, Other Topics, Protected Species, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating population connectivity for key coral, sponge, and fish species between shallow and mesophotic reefs of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary ...

Understanding the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coral Reef and Mangrove Interactions and the Resulting Coastal Flooding Hazards to Inform Nature-based Features

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We are evaluating sea level rise vulnerability and flooding risk in combined coral and mangrove ecosystems in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results will inform nature-based ...

United States Harmful Algal Bloom Control Technologies Incubator

felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The development of scale appropriate technologies that can be used to control the growth and spread of harmful algal blooms (HAB) has lagged the advances ...

University of Rhode Island Center for Integrated Plastics Research

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

This study will pilot a Center of Excellence to address the persistent plastic pollution through an integrated research approach transforming science collaborations and communications. Why ...

Untangling How Canopy Kelp Contributes to Coastal Resilience in the U.S. Pacific

avery.paxton@noaa.gov, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Pacific Ocean, Restoration, ryan.m.freedman@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Kelp forests can support local communities in a variety of ways, including wave attenuation, food production, and erosion reduction. Yet, these submerged plants are not ...

Upwelling and Coastal Land Use Patterns on the Development of HAB Hotspots Along the California Coast

California, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are comparing coastal “hot spots” of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in central and southern California to determine why hot spots exist and how human ...

User-Driven Tools to Predict and Assess Effects of Reduced Nutrients and Hypoxia on Living Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

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

We are developing user-friendly, management-scale forecasting tools and quantitative indicators for hypoxia impacts on the Northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. We will assess minimum data ...

Using Data on Reef Fish Foraging in Seagrass Beds to Design Better MPAs

Atlantic Ocean, coral, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, fish, FKNMS, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, marine spatial planning, MPAs, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, seagrass, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

No-take marine reserves are critical tools for protecting reef fishes and should include all habitats the fishes use. However, we have little information about reef ...

Using ESLR-funded Data Sets and Tools to Evaluate Alternative Backshore Management Options Along U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastlines

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

We are assessing the environmental and economic tradeoffs of different nature-based solutions and traditional infrastructure for backshore dune environments in the Pacific Northwest. This will ...

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