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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 ...

Using Linked Models to Predict Impacts of Hypoxia on Gulf Coast Fisheries Under Scenarios of Watershed and River Management

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

We are linking a suite of well-established models to quantify fish and shrimp population responses to combinations of nutrient loadings and planned river diversions. Our ...

Using Microcystin-degrading Bacteria and their Enzymes for Water Treatment

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

We will assess the potential that algal toxin–degrading bacteria have to degrade toxins from water treatment facilities. Why We Care Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur ...

Using Passive Sampler Technology (Silicone Bands) to Detect Organic Contaminants in Coastal Waters around Charleston, South Carolina

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We have teamed with Charleston Waterkeepers to evaluate how effective passive sampler technology (silicone bands) is at detecting organic contaminants in local waterways. Silicone band ...

Using Satellite Imagery to Assess Impacts of Land-based Pollution on Nearshore Coral Reefs in the U.S. Caribbean

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Coral, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

Rainwater runoff from coastal watersheds, especially during flood events, transports sediment and other pollutants into estuaries and nearshore marine environments that often have negative effects ...

Using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Machine Learning, and Polarimetric Imaging to Develop a System for Enhanced Marine Debris Detection and Removal

amy.uhrin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, Hawaii, machine learning, marine debris, marine debris detection, marine debris geolocation, marine debris heat maps, Oregon, Polarimetric Imaging, Restoration, Texas, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Marine debris injures and kills marine life, interferes with navigation safety, and poses a threat to human health. We are investigating and codifying a process ...

Validating the Technique for Identifying Paralytic Shellfish Toxins

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a world-wide, sometimes fatal seafood poisoning caused by potent algal neurotoxins that accumulate in shellfish. Most nations have certified shellfish ...

Validation of a Triplex Test for Saxitoxin, Domoic Acid, and Okadaic Acid Measured in Shellfish Tissue from New England and the Pacific Northwest

Atlantic Ocean, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, harmful algal blooms, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, shellfish poisoning, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We will evaluate an assay that simultaneously detects paralytic shellfish poisoning, amnesic shellfish poisoning, and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in mussels. Why We Care Shellfish ...

Value of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

domoic acid, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Oregon, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, PCMHAB, PNW HAB Bulletin, pseudo-nitzschia, , Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We will estimate the economic benefits of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin, using a methodology that quantifies the value of information. Why We ...

Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early Warning System for HABs in Puget Sound

We will estimate the net economic benefits of the harmful algal bloom early warnings provided by SoundToxins and evaluate net economic benefits to recreational shellfish ...

Vulnerability of Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems to Ocean Acidification

Alaska, aragonite saturation horizon, California, CINMS, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral, deep sea coral, lophelia pertusa, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification, Pacific Ocean, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

The high acidity and high dissolved inorganic carbon of the California Current ecosystem make it a natural laboratory to study the effects of ocean acidification ...

Water and Sediment Quality Assessment at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, National Mussel Watch, North Carolina, pete.key@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused historic flooding in North and South Carolina, potentially affecting coastal environmental quality in the region due to salinity changes and ...

Chesapeake Bay, copepod, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, mesozooplankton, salinity, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, water quality, Waterbodies

The purpose of this project is to collect and document the abundance and composition of Chesapeake Bay mesozooplankton, an important food source for juvenile fish ...

Projects Explorer

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

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

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

Using Linked Models to Predict Impacts of Hypoxia on Gulf Coast Fisheries Under Scenarios of Watershed and River Management

Using Microcystin-degrading Bacteria and their Enzymes for Water Treatment

Using Passive Sampler Technology (Silicone Bands) to Detect Organic Contaminants in Coastal Waters around Charleston, South Carolina

Using Satellite Imagery to Assess Impacts of Land-based Pollution on Nearshore Coral Reefs in the U.S. Caribbean

Using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Machine Learning, and Polarimetric Imaging to Develop a System for Enhanced Marine Debris Detection and Removal

Validating the Technique for Identifying Paralytic Shellfish Toxins

Validation of a Triplex Test for Saxitoxin, Domoic Acid, and Okadaic Acid Measured in Shellfish Tissue from New England and the Pacific Northwest

Value of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early Warning System for HABs in Puget Sound

Vulnerability of Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems to Ocean Acidification

Water and Sediment Quality Assessment at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Water Quality Monitoring to Support Watershed Restoration in Culebra, Puerto Rico

Weather and Water: Using weather data to create models and tools to predict coastal impacts

West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmful Algal Blooms, Warming, and Extreme Events

Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI)

Where is all the Brevetoxin in Florida Dolphins?

Where is the Fish Food? Chesapeake Bay Mesozooplankton Abundance and Composition

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