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Contaminant and Disease Assessment in Native Alaskan Fisheries Harvest

Alaska, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

In rural Alaska, native communities rely heavily on subsistence fishing for food. To assess food safety, we tested salmon and shellfish harvested by tribe members ...

Contaminants in Marine Resources of Vieques

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, fisheries, poluttion, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Land based sources of pollution have the potential to negatively impact a variety of coastal resources, including fisheries stocks. This study is investigating the public ...

Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) – Solutions Today for Reefs Tomorrow

cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov, Coral, corals, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) is a network of scientists and managers supporting conservation, restoration, and management goals to protect and restore coral ...

Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies: Integrating Science and Management in the Caribbean

Assessing Human Use, chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, Coral, coral reef, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, ecological stress, Marine Spatial Ecology, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, , U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, watershed

In response to the continued decline of coral reef ecosystem health, we developed a research program to define and understand the causes and effects of ...

Coral Restoration: Developing Scientific Guidance to Support Coral Restoration Design, Implementation, and Monitoring

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coral, Coral Reefs, coral restoration, ecosystem monitoring, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, Restoration, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

As coral restoration efforts continue to increase in size and number, there is an overwhelming need for information for scientific input into restoration spatial planning ...

Coral Watershed Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Assets

American Samoa, Coral, greg.piniak@noaa.gov, Hawaii, Marine Spatial Ecology, Puerto Rico, robert.a.warner@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

Watershed runoff can adversely affect the health of coral reefs. Our work will provide coral reef managers with a method to monitor land-based runoff and, ...

Creating a Baseline of Seafloor Fish, Features, and Marine Debris at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Atlantic Ocean, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, fish biomass, Georgia, gray's reef, Habitat Mapping, marine debris, Marine Spatial Ecology, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, seafloor, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We conducted a baseline characterization of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, a protected natural reef on the continental shelf off the Georgia coast. We examined ...

Cross-Regional Comparison of Dinophysis Bloom Dynamics, Drivers, and Toxicity

Chesapeake Bay, dinophysis, DSP, ECOHAB, Gulf of Mexico, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Long Island Sound, New York, Other Topics, Puget Sound, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies

Harmful algal blooms of Dinophysis have recently emerged as a human health threat in the U.S., resulting in closures of shellfish harvesting to prevent Diarrhetic ...

Deep Coral Predictive Habitat Modeling in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico: Focusing on Uncharted Deep-Sea Corals

Atlantic Ocean, Coral, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, matthew.poti@noaa.gov, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies

We are using statistical models that combine databases of known deep-sea coral beds with information about key habitats to predict and map suitable habitat for ...

Deep-sea Coral Ecology, Health, and Diversity

Alaska, California, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Spatial Ecology, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies

We conduct field surveys of the deep seafloor in the U.S. and neighboring waters to assess the distribution, health, and biodiversity of deep-sea coral ecosystems ...

Defining Domoic Acid Epileptic Disease

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

Domoic acid epileptic disease, a central nervous system disorder caused by the algal toxin domoic acid (DA), first showed up in humans in a 1987 ...

Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inform Shallow Coral Reef Management

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) uses benthic mapping data to develop information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems to help inform science-based management ...

Defining Nationally Consistent Coastal Flood Severity Thresholds

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are using machine learning to determine more accurate flood severity thresholds along U.S. coastlines, particularly in places where tide gauge data is sparse, which ...

Defining Protocols for Replanting as an Oil Spill Response Tactic in Coastal Marshes

Oil Spill, paul.pennington@noaa.gov, South Carolina, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories

We are trying to determine the best approach to replant a saltmarsh with native grasses after it has been heavily coated with fuel oil. Highly ...

Deposition and Resuspension of Alexandrium fundyense Resting Cysts in the Gulf of Maine: Phase II

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

Toxins from annual blooms of Alexandrium fundyense accumulate in shellfish; shellfish harvesting closures protect human health, but are economically disruptive. Seed-like cysts produced by A ...

Determining Habitat Requirements and Connectivity for Reef Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean, coral, Coral, coral reef, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, FGBNMS, fish, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Louisiana, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating habitat requirements and connectivity for key reef-associated fishes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and surrounding areas. Marine protected areas ...

Determining the Cause of Endocrine Disruption in the Tributaries of the Shenandoah River

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Endocrine Disruption, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, tony.pait@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia

Along with colleagues from the U.S. Geological Survey and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, we placed passive water samplers in the Shenandoah River in Virginia to determine ...

Developing A Benthic Habitat Map for the Insular Shelf South of St. Thomas and St. John

acoustic mapping, benthic habitat, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, Caribbean Sea, coral reef, Habitat Mapping, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, mesophotic, Puerto Rico, tim.battista@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, will.sautter@noaa.gov

The purpose of this project is to develop a benthic habitat map for uncharacterized mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (30 to 100 m deep) on the ...

Developing a Chesapeake Bay HAB Monitoring and Forecast System for Margalefidinium and Alexandrium Blooms

Chesapeake Bay, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

This project will pilot a regional monitoring and response network for the lower Chesapeake Bay that incorporates a diverse suite of existing and new field ...

Developing a Machine Learning-Based, High Resolution, Predictive Capacity for Monitoring Paralytic Shellfish Toxins Along the Gulf of Maine Coastline

Atlantic Ocean, Forecasting, harmful algal bloom, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, MERHAB, New Hampshire, Other Topics, PSP, PST, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Blooms of Alexandrium occur in the Gulf of Maine each year and produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, causing Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Regional management ...

Developing a Northeast Regional Model of Ocean and Coastal Acidification

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Connecticut, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, erica.ombres@noaa.gov, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ocean Acidification, Rhode Island, U.S. States and Territories

We will expand an existing regional model to include the carbonate chemistry that determines coastal acidification. The model will allow predictions and forecasts of acidification ...

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