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An Assessment of Fisheries Species to Inform Time-...

Environmental windows or moratoria are used by federal and state regulators in resource management to temporarily reduce adverse environmental impacts associated with coastal development. Seasonal restrictions on construction activities can ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, North Carolina, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, ken.riley@noaa.gov, lisa.wickliffe@noaa.gov

Assessing Multi-species Habitat Use and Connectivi...

We are evaluating how highly migratory and protected species, including cetaceans, fishes, pinnipeds, seabirds, and turtles, are using a network of state and federal marine protected areas (MPAs) in the ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Maine, Massachusetts, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inf...

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 decisions. They have identified a ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, American Samoa, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, christine.addison@noaa.gov, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Developing a Resource Assessment Tool for Marine P...

We worked with NOAA’s National Marine Protected Area Center (MPA Center) to develop new approaches to characterize natural resources (e.g., deep sea corals, fish diversity, submarine canyons) in marine-protected areas ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, California, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, charles.menza@noaa.gov, john.christensen@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov

Development of Satellite-derived Bathymetry and Be...

We developed satellite-derived bathymetry and benthic habitat and hydrodynamic roughness maps for Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. These products are supporting a modelling effort led by ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Foreign Countries, Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies, amit.malhotra@noaa.gov, don.field@noaa.gov, greg.piniak@noaa.gov

Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesopho...

We investigated Puerto Rico’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. They are off the southwestern coast at depths of 50–100 m (164–328 ft) ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Ecosystem Based Management: An Analysis of Nationa...

Ecosystem based management (EBM) is a holistic, adaptive approach to developing policies that ensure ecosystem sustainability, food and water security, and improve human health outcomes for future generations. Informed by ...
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Assessing Human Use, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Maryland, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI)

The Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) research cooperative includes county, state, and federal agencies; community-based organizations; and the private sector working together to expand and coordinate monitoring and research activities ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Technology Transfer, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, david.hilmer@noaa.gov

Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaii...

We compiled existing spatial data and created maps of the marine environment, benthic habitats, fishes, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds off the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). This work supports ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of American Samoa

We are investigating American Samoa’s mesophotic coral ecosystems (40–100 meters or ~130–330 feet deep) to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. Nearly 80 percent of coral reef ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Sponsored Research, American Samoa, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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NCCOS to Support Spatial Analysis for NOAA Aquacul...

Alaska aquaculture in practice - seaweed farming in Doyle Bay, Alaska with Seagrove Kelp Co. Credit: NOAA Fisheries In an effort to boost Alaska's blue economy and cultivate a thriving ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Alaska, U.S. States and Territories, meghan.balling@noaa.gov

Alaska Spatial Bibliography Helps Researchers Iden...

Map of Alaska's four ocean regions, as defined in the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. Credit: NOAA. NCCOS and NOAA's Office of ...
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Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Technology Transfer, ken.buja@noaa.gov

Marine Benthic Algae of Puerto Rico Part I Publish...

Credit Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, Number 114. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. A new taxonomic study, “The Marine Benthic Algal Flora of Puerto Rico Part I” published by the Smithsonian Institution is ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

NOAA Identifies Florida Pompano as Commercially Re...

A publication co-authored by scientists from NCCOS, NOAA Sea Grant, and four other institutions identifies the Florida pompano as a marine finfish species that will contribute to the expansion of ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Finfish Planning and Siting, Marine Spatial Ecology, Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, ken.riley@noaa.gov

New Publication Shows Distribution of Threatened C...

A new modeling study by NOAA scientists and others at University of the Virgin Islands and Louisiana State University predicts the distribution of Orbicella corals in shallow and mesophotic reef ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, katharine.egan@noaa.gov, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

StoryMap Highlights Boat Visitations at Gray’s Ree...

Fishing for red snapper at GRNMS. Credit NOAA ONMS. Information on the number and types of visitors to Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is needed to inform management decisions. A ...
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Assessing Human Use, Marine Spatial Ecology, Social Science, Atlantic Ocean, Georgia, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Predicting the Socioeconomic Impacts of Shoreline ...

The tradeoffs between protection of private property and management of the public commons along coastlines are a source of increasing conflict given the threats posed by erosion and sea-level rise ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

NCCOS Spatial Analysis Products get Shoutouts at F...

At the 2021 Esri Federal GIS Conference, two newly developed NCCOS spatial analysis products were acknowledged as GIS tools having a positive impact on human society and wellbeing. NCCOS’ Alaska ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Technology Transfer, Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Gulf of Alaska, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, christine.addison@noaa.gov, david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov, ken.buja@noaa.gov, mike.bollinger@noaa.gov, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

NCCOS Helps Military with Long-term Resiliency at ...

NCCOS's expertise in salt marsh response to sea level rise helped inform the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on the best strategies for ecosystem-based management at U.S. Marine Corps Base ...
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Carbon Sequestration, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Environmental Interactions, Marine Spatial Ecology, Sea Level Rise, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, carolyn.currin@noaa.gov

NCCOS Releases Priorities for U.S. Caribbean Seafl...

Results of the mapping prioritization effort are now published. Credit NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS scientists teamed with 15 participants from Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands local, federal, territory, and academic ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov

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