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AquaSpace – An Ecosystem Approach to Making Space for Sustainable Aquaculture
Aquaculture is a large and growing segment of seafood production because capture fisheries production continues to decline. A major challenge to the expansion of marine ...
Assessing the Threat of Hypoxia to Coral Reefs
We are examining the impact of low-oxygen (hypoxia) stress on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are in decline, and human-assisted restoration is actively trying to ...
Causes and Consequences of Hypoxic Events in Low-inflow Estuaries in Southern California
We are investigating the processes that lead to hypoxia in Southern California’s lagoons, and identifying its ecological impacts. These small estuaries, which have tidal inlets ...
Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Patuxent River
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...
Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Potomac River Estuary
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, which can lead to depletion of dissolved oxygen ...
Forecasting the Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions for Hypoxia in Lake Erie
In recent years, the central basin of Lake Erie has experienced low-oxygen conditions, despite measures taken by surrounding states and provinces to reduce nutrient inputs ...
How Will Changing Temperature and Oxygen Conditions in the California Current System Influence Important Fish and Shellfish Species?
We are supporting the application of coastal ocean models to determine the vulnerability of important species to changing temperature and oxygen in the California Current ...
Hypoxia in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Biogeochemical Dynamics, Watershed Inputs, and Climate Change
Hypoxia conditions have plagued the lower part of Lake Michigan’s Green Bay and the Fox River for decades. We know nutrients are contributing to the ...
Hypoxia Response to Nutrient Management in Narragansett Bay
We are developing observational and modeling tools and analyses to help management agencies in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island assess the efficacy of nutrient management controls ...
Impacts of Hypoxia on Fish and Fisheries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
To protect fisheries and support ecosystem-based resource management in the northern Gulf of Mexico, we are developing modeling tools that will evaluate and simulate how ...
Integrated Ecosystem Modeling of the Causes of Hypoxia
The largest low oxygen (hypoxic) zone affecting the United States is in the northern Gulf of Mexico, adjacent to the Mississippi River. This “dead zone” ...
LEOFS-Hypoxia: Operational Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecasting for Public Water Systems Decision Support
Deep waters of Lake Erie’s central basin have areas of low dissolved oxygen. Weather conditions can determine if this low oxygen (hypoxic) water will be ...
Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia – Glider Application to Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Monitoring: Pilot Study and Transition to Operations
We evaluated the use of gliders to improve Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone monitoring. The efficacy of this technology was determined and we developed a ...
Modeling Factors that Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal blooms that disrupt and degrade coastal aquatic ecosystems are occurring with greater frequency. We developed a model that shows these events are not ...
Modeling Hypoxia and Ecological Responses to Climate and Nutrients
We are developing modeling tools that can be used to predict ecological responses to climate and nutrient input management in coastal systems. This project is ...
Modeling Impacts of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
We are determining the effects of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) on reproduction of fish (Atlantic croaker) throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico to accurately model ...
Modeling Ocean Acidification in the Coastal Zone
Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) to seawater raises the acidity of seawater, which can adversely affect marine life and fisheries. Coastal waters receive both atmospheric CO2 ...
National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: Update
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...
Operational Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Monitoring
The Gulf of Mexico hypoxia monitoring cruise is an annual shelf-wide survey of the Gulf's hypoxic area (i.e., “dead zone”) and the survey is the ...
Oyster Aquaculture Related Ecosystem Services in the Choptank River Habitat Focus Area (HFA)
Eutrophication—the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water—threatens the normal function and benefits provided by coastal ecosystems. Attempts to reverse eutrophication have focused on ...
Planning for Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture in Complex Multiple Use Environments: Determining Social and Ecological Carrying Capacity for South Puget Sound (PECSA)
Eutrophication is the overabundance of nutrients in a body of water that results in harmful algal blooms, fish kills, and in some cases ecosystem collapse ...
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