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Evaluation of Coral Reef Restoration Success at Mission: Iconic Reefs Using Photogrammetry

Coastal Change, Coral, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Diver James Emm (FKNMS-FIU) collects photographs of Eastern Dry Rocks reef near Key West, Florida, as part of a joint FKNMS-NCCOS field mission. The area ...

Extending Seafloor Mapping Products to Include Habitats Greater Than 20 m Depths in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

barrier reef, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Florida, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, U.S. States and Territories

We are providing improved seafloor mapping data products for regions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary deeper than 20 meters. Along with the mapping ...

Habitat Digitizer Extension

American Samoa, arcgis, Guam, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories

The Habitat Digitizer Extension is a GIS tool that was developed to delineate features by visually interpreting georeferenced images and also to select attributes using ...

Habitat Mapping of Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands

bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, Coral, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow-water (< 40 meters) areas in and around Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve ...

Improving Species Distribution and Seafloor Maps to Support Washington State Marine Planning

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, pinniped, seabird, tim.battista@noaa.gov, Waterbodies

Our work provided the state of Washington and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary with new information to prioritize seafloor mapping, and to better understand ...

Investigating Mesophotic Coral Reefs in Hawaii

Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Hawaii, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We investigated Hawaii’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. We found reefs off Maui’s southwestern coast at depths ...

Lakebed Mapping and Assessing Ecological Resources off Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Coast

A clay outcrop rises from the bottom of Lake Michigan offshore of Manitowoc, WI. This photo was taken by a drop camera. Credit: NCCOS. We ...

Lakebed Mapping in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Huron

charles.menza@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology

NCCOS, in close collaboration with sanctuary partners, will map high-priority areas of lakebed within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Why We Care NCCOS scientists ...

Land and Sea Characterization of St. Croix East End Marine Park

Caribbean Sea, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Coral, dan.dorfman@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Land and Sea Characterization, Marine Spatial Ecology, , St. Croix, St. Croix East End Marine Park, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, USVI, Waterbodies

Established in 2003, St. Croix East End Marine Park was the first multi-use marine park in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The park’s ecosystem and the ...

Location and Status of Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations in the Florida Keys

aggregations, Atlantic Ocean, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, cubera snapper, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, mutton snapper, spawning, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are identifying and surveying historical and recently reported reef fish spawning aggregations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Spawning aggregations are critical to ...

Mapping and Analysis of West Coast Groundfish

California, charles.menza@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We are developing groundfish distribution maps to support fisheries management and conservation. The maps are based on a compilation and analysis of fish observations and ...

Mapping and Biological Assessments in Potential Wind Energy Area of Offshore North Carolina

Atlantic Ocean, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, Offshore Wind, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are conducting seafloor mapping and biological assessments in a potential site for wind energy development offshore southeast North Carolina. The maps and data will ...

Mapping Coastal Elevations and Water Depths Using Unmanned Vehicles (Drones)

Many organizations need imagery, and elevation and depth data to effectively manage our nation’s coastlines. However, coastal areas are expensive and challenging to map using ...

Mapping Deep Corals in the U.S. South Atlantic to Conserve Vulnerable Fish Habitat and Ecosystems

coral reef, dan.dorfman@noaa.gov, deep coral, Florida, Georgia, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine protected area, Marine Spatial Ecology, North Carolina, South Carolina, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

Deep-sea corals provide important habitats for many marine species, including commercial fish. We collected available bathymetric information in the U.S. South Atlantic as part of ...

Mapping Fish Habitat to Determine Coral Reef Ecosystem Health in the Caribbean

Caribbean Sea, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are integrating sonar information on fish with seafloor mapping sonars to produce maps of the coral reef and reef fish habitat use in U.S ...

Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI

benthic habitat, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, CNMI, Coral, coral reef ecosystems, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, Pacific Ocean, Saipan, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

In 2004, shallow-water benthic habitats were mapped in Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Since then, habitats in the lagoon have likely changed ...

Mapping Intertidal and Subtidal Habitats of Kachemak Bay and Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Alaska, dominic.hondolero@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Kachemak Bay, Marine Spatial Ecology, ross.whippo@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

NOAA scientists launch a drone to collect images of local habitats in Alaska. Credit: Ross Whippo. Nearshore habitats are important sources of food, shelter, and ...

Mapping the Benthic Habitat Resources of Kachemak Bay (Alaska) with Multibeam Sonar Data

Alaska, amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, Habitat Mapping, Kachemak Bay, kris.holderied@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Research, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

There are no subtidal benthic habitat maps of Kachemak Bay, Alaska, to support essential fish habitat and place-based management needs. In response, we are developing ...

Mapping the Long Island Sound Seafloor

Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, john.christensen@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, New York, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Long Island Sound is a region vital to our Nation’s economy, security, culture, and ecology. A new collaborative effort by state, federal and academic partners ...

Marine Bird Spatial Distributions on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf: Data Synthesis and Modeling

California, Habitat Mapping, jeffery.leirness@noaa.gov, john.christensen@noaa.gov, marine bird, Marine Spatial Ecology, Offshore Wind, Oregon, out continental shelf, Pacific Ocean, seabird, spatial modeling, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

Currently, there is a gap in useable information regarding marine bird distributions on the U.S. Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). We are synthesizing available high-quality, ...

Modeling and mapping marine bird distributions on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf to support offshore renewable energy planning

Seabirds and other marine birds are wide-ranging and highly mobile so mapping their at-sea distributions presents a significant challenge. The purpose of this project was ...

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